ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373320
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| Date: | Friday 3 April 1987 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Clarke |
| Registration: | N1451D |
| MSN: | 122-40986 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1788 hours |
| Engine model: | PACKARD V 1650 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ashfork, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Prescott, AZ (KPRC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NORTH AMERICAN P-51D EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER CRUISING AT 10,000 FEET MSL FOR 45 MINUTES. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SOME TREES PRIOR TO COMING TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED PRIOR TO THE FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RPM READ ZERO EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS WINDMILLING. TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A FAILED BEARING ON THE VERTICAL ACCESSORY DRIVE SHAFT. THE FAILURE ALLOWED THE SHAFT TO SHIFT UPWARDS DISENGAGING THE GEARS. THE VERTICAL SHAFT DRIVES THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCESSORIES (MAGS,PUMPS,TACH,ETC.).
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87DVW01
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1964 | N1451D | Private | 5 | 10 miles E of Canyonville, near Roseburg, Oregon | |
w/o |
| 4 July 2014 | N1451D | Private | 2 | near Durango-La Plata County Airport, CO | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2024 11:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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