N American P-51D N5461V
17 May 1973 · Ft.collins, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 May 1973 at about 16:00 local time, a N American P-51D registered N5461V was involved in an accident during in flight near Ft.collins, Colorado, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft.collins, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Valley Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- N American P-51D
- Registration
- N5461V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Hays, Kans
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1080
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
MIXT CTL FOUND IN IDLE CUT OFF POS.LOST CTL IN NOSE HI R TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other N American P-51D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 1973 | N American P-51D | Midland, Texas, United States | Creature Enter | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1973 | N American P-51D | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 1972 | N American P-51D | Indian Springs, Georgia, United States | Pizza On Call | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Oct 1975 | N American P-51D | Carlsbad, Texas, United States | Spitfire, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |