North American F-51D accident near Malone, WI
On July 26, 2005, a North American F-51D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Malone, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 26, 2005
- Place
- Malone, WI
- Aircraft
- North American F-51D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.933°N, 88.309°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050801X01131
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 26, 2005, about 1600 central daylight time, N6327T, registered as a North American F-51D airplane, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain while maneuvering near Malone, Wisconsin. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The local flight departed from the Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, about 1525. The airplane departed OSH with three other airplanes as a flight of four airplanes to perform the missing man demonstration at the air show at OSH. The accident airplane was the number 4 airplane in the flight. According to the lead airplane's pilot, the flight of four was holding in a V-shaped formation on the east side of Lake Winnebago at 2,000 feet above ground level. The flight leader asked the air show's air boss how much longer they would have to hold before the flight's performance could start. The air boss stated it would be about another 15 minutes. The flight leader called a formation change to four airplanes in trail and the flight performed a ground reference maneuver called lazy eights. During the lazy eight maneuver, the first three members of the flight realized that the no. 4 airplane was not in trail and began a search for it. A witness stated: On about 4:00 to 4:15 PM I observed 4 airplanes coming from the west side of Lake Winnebago and they started to do some steep turns following the shore line. [Three] of the
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons during a low level maneuver.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
