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Date: | Thursday 17 May 1973 |
Time: | 16:00 |
Type: | North American P-51D Mustang |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5461V |
MSN: | 44-73210 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Fort Collins, Colorado -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Valley Airpark, Fort Collins, Colorado |
Destination airport: | Hays, Kansas |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Crashed soon after take off from Valley Airpark, Fort Collins, Colorado. Spun into the ground due to engine failure. Pilot/owner killed.
Per NTSB report: "mixture control found in idle/cut off position.Lost control in nose-high right turn."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN73AD049 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=86888&key=0 [NTSB Identification: DEN73AD049]
http://www.mustangsmustangs.us/thehangar/index.php?topic=25.0;wap2
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4473210.html
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
16-Oct-2011 13:09 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |