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NTSB accident investigation · N.American P-51D · Concord, CA · August 16, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1970
Place
Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5410VN.American P-51D
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113066

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1536  70/8/16    CONCORD,CALIF       N.AMERICAN P-51D    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 864
        TIME - 1400                    N5410V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PAX STATED ACFT LOST PWR ON TURN TO FINAL APCH. STRUCK TREE,POWERLINE AND 2 HOUSES.

Aircraft

Registration
N5410V
Reported as
N.American P-51D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Buchanan

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