ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291549
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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 2006 |
| Time: | 15:55 LT |
| Type: | Cavalier Aircraft F51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N251RM |
| MSN: | 67-22579 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1143 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rexburg, Idaho -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Rexburg Madison County Airport, ID (RXE/KRXE) |
| Rexburg Madison County Airport, ID (RXE/KRXE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was being conducted as a maintenance test flight after an engine change. After a second touch-and-go, the engine quite at an altitude of about 300 to 400 feet agl, but then resumed operation. The pilot elected to make a tight traffic pattern in order to make it back to the runway, but after the engine quit a second time and restarted, the pilot realized that he wouldn't be able to make the runway and elected to land with the landing gear extended on a highway median. The aircraft impacted terrain with the left wing, subsequently cartwheeling before coming to rest inverted. No anomalies were reported with the airplane prior to the flight. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA07LA037
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 16:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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