N American P-51H N49WB
16 September 1978 · Reno, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1978 at about 16:15 local time, a N American P-51H registered N49WB was involved in an accident during in flight near Reno, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reno Stead
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- N American P-51H
- Registration
- N49WB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2522
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ROLLS-ROYCE V1650 ENGINE.PROP FAILURE FOR UNKNOWN REASON.OCCURED DURING AIR RACE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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