Grumman F8F-2 N5005
18 July 1971 · San Ysidro, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 July 1971 at about 15:38 local time, a Grumman F8F-2 registered N5005 was involved in an accident during in flight near San Ysidro, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Ysidro, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman F8F-2
- Registration
- N5005
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1165
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
INTERNAL ENG FAILURE DURING AIR RACE. ENG AND ACFT CAUGHT FIRE. ABNORMAL PWR SETTINGS WERE USED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman F8F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1971 | Grumman F8F-2 | No.kingstown, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Apr 1969 | Grumman F8F-1 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1973 | Grumman F8F-2 | Mojave, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1968 | Grumman F8F-2 | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | Kucera Assoc | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1974 | Grumman F8F-2 | Riviera, Texas, United States | Confedrt Air F | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1968 | Grumman F8F | Mercedes, Texas, United States | Confederate AI | No 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 | - |