North American P-51D N251BP
7 December 2005 · Minden, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 December 2005 at about 17:30 local time, a North American P-51D registered N251BP was involved in an accident near Minden, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minden, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV)
- Coordinates
- 39.0006, -119.7506
- Aircraft
- North American P-51D
- Registration
- N251BP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Minden → Minden
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06CA047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane bent a wing after veering off the runway during landing. The pilot reported that after touchdown he lowered the tail to the runway and the airplane swerved. The pilot said he overcorrected and the airplane veered off the runway. The airplane bounced over the dirt next to the runway and came to rest on the taxiway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American P-51D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2005 | North American P-51D | Tarkio, Missouri, United States | Harry O. Barr | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2003 | North American P-51D | Jerome, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2008 | North American P-51D | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2013 | North American P 51D | Galveston, Texas, United States | Lone Star Flight Museum | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Feb 1996 | North American P-51D | Palm City, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1994 | North American P-51D | Chino, California, United States | Michael Clarke | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2005 | Beechcraft C23 | Jiggs, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 2005 | Grumman AA-5 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-18-150 | Mountain City, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Oct 2005 | Cessna T188C | Beatty, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2005 | Hughes 369D | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2005 | Schleicher ASH 26 E | Sparks, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |