Jurka P51D MUSTANG N151MS
24 August 1997 · Fort Pierce, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 August 1997 at about 15:26 local time, a Jurka P51D MUSTANG registered N151MS, operated by Marvin D. Skinner, was involved in an accident near Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Pierce, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Lucie County Intl (FPR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Jurka P51D MUSTANG
- Registration
- N151MS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Marvin D. Skinner
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL97LA123
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s); and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while starting to maneuver for an emergency landing, which resulted in loss of aircraft control (stall) and collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to a witness, the airplane took off from runway 32 and climbed to about 500 ft above the ground, then the engine lost power. Witnesses reported that the airplane banked left in a nose high attitude, then it nosed over and spiraled or plummeted to the ground. The engine was examined after the accident. After removing the spinner, propeller, vacuum pump, and fuel pump, all which were impact damaged, the engine rotated freely. Suction and thumb compression were confirmed for all cylinders.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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