- Date
- September 18, 1970
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N79111N.American P-51D
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172779
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2106 70/9/18 RENO,NEV N.AMERICAN P-51D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1770 TIME - 1430 N79111 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO/STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG FAILED DRG AIR RACE,CRASH LNDD SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79111
- Reported as
- N.American P-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno/Stead
N79111Registration cancelled Mar 1, 2020 · North American/Aero Classics P-51DAirframe modelNorth American/Aero Classics P-51DEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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