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FTW87DQG01

1987-03-28 · MIDLAND, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MAF

N51JR has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AVIATION ADVENTURES UNLIMITED MUSTANG P51D, built 1984), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PILOT REPORTED PROP SURGING IN FLT. DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT LOST CONTROL, GROUNDLOOPED AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION COULD NOT REVEAL A REASON FOR THE PROP SURGING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_FTW87DQG01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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