Beck P-51A accident near Oshkosh, WI
On July 27, 2007, a Beck P-51A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 27, 2007
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI
- Aircraft
- Beck P-51A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.968°N, 88.557°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070801X01080
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 27, 2007, about 1519 central daylight time, an amateur-built Beck P-51A Mustang, N8082U, was destroyed when it struck a North American P51-D Mustang, N151RJ, and crashed during landing approach. N151RJ had just landed on runway 36 at the Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, when N8082U struck its empennage and fuselage. N8082U was still airborne at the time of the collision, and it rolled over to the right of the aft fuselage of N151RJ and impacted the terrain in a wings level, inverted attitude. The collision pushed N151RJ onto its nose, and N151RJ skidded down the runway and came to rest about 788 feet from the initial impact point. The pilot in N8082U received fatal injuries, and the pilot in N151RJ was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Both airplanes had previously departed OSH as part of a five-aircraft air race demonstration event known as the "Reno Racers" at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2007 air show. The demonstration air race was completed and the five aircraft were in the process of landing separately (not in formation) on runway 36. The five aircraft performing in the Reno Racers air race demonstration event were: 1) N805MB, Grumman F7F-3, call sign "Tigercat" 2) N62143, Hawker TKM 20, call sign "Sea Fury" 3) N5588N, Goodyear F2G, call sign "Super Corsair" 4) N8082U, Beck P-51A, call sign "Precious Metal" and 5) N151RJ, North American P-51D, call sign "Stang." Video and still photographs provided to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Probable cause
The P-51A pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain clearance from the P-51D. Contributing factors to the accident included the restricted forward visibility of the P-51A, the air race team representative's inadequate flight brief, the failure of the air boss to recognize the lack of separation between the airplanes on short final, and the diminished air/ground radio communicat
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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.
