Parker LOEHLE MUSTANG T5151 N518BC

Summary

On 22 June 2014 at about 00:00 local time, a Parker LOEHLE MUSTANG T5151 registered N518BC, operated by Parker Jerry L, was involved in an accident near Livermore, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 June 2014 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Livermore, California, United States

Nearest airport

Livermore Muni (LVK)

Coordinates

37.7094, -121.7731

Aircraft

Parker LOEHLE MUSTANG T5151

Registration

N518BC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Parker Jerry L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Livermore → Livermore

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14FA258

1 person died.

An in-flight fire of unknown origin for reasons that could not be determined because of impact damage and postimpact fire damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was conducting a local personal flight. One witness reported that the airplane departed the airport and that, when it was about 2 miles from the airport, it pitched up, banked left, and then flew straight down. Another witness stated that the airplane was trailing smoke and appeared to be on fire and that the airplane banked left and right, pitched up, and then pitched straight down. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain, which ignited a grass fire. Postaccident examination of the wreckage found no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. A year before the accident, the pilot was involved in a hard landing following a loss of engine power in the accident airplane. Review of recent correspondence between the pilot and the Federal Aviation Administration revealed that the pilot had removed fuel filters on the airplane that had resulted in the loss of power at certain altitudes and installed an electric fuel pump in addition to replacing all of the polyurethane tubing that supplied fuel to the engine. Maintenance records revealed no entries pertaining to the fuel system. Due to impact damage and postimpact fire damage, the source of the in-flight fire could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.