ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 10569
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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: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Valley Airpark, Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Hays, Kansas | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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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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] |
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