N American P-51D N6302T
24 March 1971 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 March 1971 at about 15:20 local time, a N American P-51D registered N6302T, operated by DAN Futrell FL, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memorial Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- N American P-51D
- Registration
- N6302T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- DAN Futrell FL
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0074
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ENG BLOWING STEAM BFR TKOF PREVIOUS FLT.PLT AWARE OF LOW COOLANT DRG PREFLIGHT INSP THIS FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other N American P-51D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1971 | N American P-51D | Chino, California, United States | Specialty Rest | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1971 | N American P-51D | Palmdale, California, United States | Mustang Pilots | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 1972 | N American P-51D | Indian Springs, Georgia, United States | Pizza On Call | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1970 | N American P-51D | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 23 Oct 1970 | N American P-51D | Rockport, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1970 | N American P-51D | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |