- Date
- September 16, 1978
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49WBN American P-51H
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780916031129A
- Case key
- 140169
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2522 78/9/16 RENO,NV N AMERICAN P-51H CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1615 N49WB PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 2000 TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: OTHER GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ROLLS-ROYCE V1650 ENGINE.PROP FAILURE FOR UNKNOWN REASON.OCCURED DURING AIR RACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49WB
- Reported as
- N American P-51H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno Stead
N49WBRegistered now · North American F-51-H-5-NAAirframe modelNorth American F-51-H-5-NAEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.