North American P-51D N512ED
18 July 1990 · Mayer, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 July 1990 at about 17:15 local time, a North American P-51D registered N512ED, operated by Pond, Robert, was involved in an accident near Mayer, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mayer, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.8801, -93.8792
- Aircraft
- North American P-51D
- Registration
- N512ED
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pond, Robert
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eden Prairie → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI90DER02
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE (ESTIMATED 60 TO 75 DEGREES) AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE, WITH SMOKE (OR VAPOR) TRAILING OFF THE RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED IN SMALL PIECES ON A SOUTHWESTERLY HEADING OVER AN AREA ABOUT 25 YARDS WIDE AND 45 YARDS LONG. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL FAILURE OR EVIDENCE OF PILOT INCAPACITATION WAS FOUND, THOUGH THERE WERE EXTENSIVE DECELLERATIVE FORCES DURING IMPACT. ALSO, AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American P-51D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1990 | North American P-51D | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | Enhorning, George F. | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1990 | North American P-51D | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Apr 1989 | North American P-51D | Travis Afb, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1989 | North American P-51D | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1987 | North American P-51D | Ludington, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Apr 1994 | North American P-51D | Chino, California, United States | Michael Clarke | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft B36TC | Inver Grove Hgt, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1990 | Beechcraft A23A | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Black Sheep Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Pine City, Minnesota, United States | Aero Center One | Fatal | 1 |
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| 7 Jan 1990 | Cessna 172 | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | Anoka Flight Training | No injuries | - |