ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40465
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| Date: | Saturday 21 November 1992 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  North American F-51D |
| Owner/operator: | Harvey E. Hunewill |
| Registration: | N117E |
| MSN: | 44 73832 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2570 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellington, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Smith, NV (N59) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON A CLEAR DAY THE PILOT FLEW HIS AIRPLANE, WHICH HAD A 1,650 HP ENGINE, OVER AN OPEN FIELD WHERE CATTLE WERE LOCATED. A WITNESS REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE MAKE TWO LOW ALTITUDE PASSES. DURING THE SECOND PASS THE AIRPLANE PERFORMED A ROLL AND THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND BURNED. WRECKAGE WAS FOUND OVER A 736 FOOT LONG PATH. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF HIS AIRPLANE DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA047
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 16:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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