ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 10565
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| Date: | Saturday 19 March 1977 |
| Time: | 13:46 |
| Type: |  North American P-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | William Veatch |
| Registration: | N6526D |
| MSN: | 44-73415 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Olympia, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Olympia, WA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Owned by William Veatch, Olympia, WA, Sept. 1, 1975-1977 - Crashed on take-off, Olympia, WA, March 19, 1977. GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Sold to William A. Speer, La Mesa, CA, 1980-1994 - Rebuilt using AURI airframe, Chino, CA. First flight after rebuild 1988. Flew as race #45 (later #55)/"Pegasus".
Sold at auction, San Diego, Dec. 10, 1994 to Bob Button/Button Transportation, Wellington, NV (later Dixon, CA), June 6, 1995-2002 Registered as N551VC. Converted to racer. Flown as racer #55/"Voodoo Chile"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=56791&key=0
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4473415.html
http://mustangsmustangs.org/p-51/p51accidents.php
http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/survivors/pages/44-73415.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Sep-2011 16:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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