American Air Racing THUNDER MUSTANG N351F
4 September 2007 · Reno, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 2007 at about 00:00 local time, a American Air Racing THUNDER MUSTANG registered N351F, operated by John G. Parker, was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reno/Stead (4SD)
- Coordinates
- 39.6672, -119.8761
- Aircraft
- American Air Racing THUNDER MUSTANG
- Registration
- N351F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John G. Parker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reno → Reno
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07CA266
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Fire resulting from vegetation contacting hot brakes following an aborted takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane overran the runway's departure end during an aborted takeoff. When the airplane came to a stop in the adjacent field, brush was ignited by the airplane's hot brakes. The resulting fire destroyed the airplane. During the takeoff roll, the pilot observed that the airspeed indicator was inoperative, and he aborted the takeoff. As the airplane decelerated from an estimated speed of 100 miles per hour, the brakes became progressively hotter, and the rate of deceleration became slower. The airplane came to a stop 300 to 400 feet after overrunning the runway's end.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American Air Racing THUNDER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2018 | American Air Racing THUNDER MUSTANG | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2007 | MD Helicopters 500-E | Yerington, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2007 | Cessna T182T | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Dion J. DeCamp | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Nov 2007 | Beechcraft A36 | Jean, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Cirrus SR22 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2007 | Socata TB20 | Beatty, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2007 | Air Tractor AT-802A | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States | US Dept of the Interior | Minor injuries | - |