ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 125435
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| Date: | Sunday 21 April 1968 |
| Time: | 13:16 |
| Type: |  North American P-51D |
| Owner/operator: | Guglielimo Silni |
| Registration: | N2114 |
| MSN: | 44-63634 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI/KSPI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
COOLANT HOSE FAILED, ENGINE OVERHEATED AND SEIZED. PILOT UNABLE TO SEE OUTSIDE COCKPIT DUE TO STEAM FROM ENGINE COVERING CANOPY. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. BOTH PERSONS ON BOARD INJURED, ONE SERIOUSLY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/AccList.aspx?month=4&year=1968 (NTSB Identification: CHI68F0740)
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4463634.html
http://www.mustangsmustangs.us/p-51/p51accidents.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_Capital_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2011 14:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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