N American P-51D N511D
25 August 1971 · Palmdale, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 August 1971 at about 18:35 local time, a N American P-51D registered N511D, operated by Mustang Pilots, was involved in an accident during in flight near Palmdale, California, 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 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palmdale, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- N American P-51D
- Registration
- N511D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mustang Pilots
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Van Nuys, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3797
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
L WING SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other N American P-51D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1971 | N American P-51D | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States | DAN Futrell FL | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Nov 1971 | N American P-51D | Chino, California, United States | Specialty Rest | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |