NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX06CA047
Registry · N251BP
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN/AERO CLASSICS P-51D
Year of manufacture
1944 · 61 years old at event
Engine
ROLLS-ROYC V-1650-7 (1180 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20090623
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A25B5C
Registrant of record
CIELOS LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.
Factual narrative
On December 7, 2005, about 0930 Pacific standard time, a North American P-51D, N251BP, made a runway excursion at Minden-Tahoe Airport, Minden, Nevada. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local flight departed Minden, Nevada, about 0900. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot stated the flight was uneventful prior to the accident. After touching down he lowered the tail and the airplane swerved. He overcorrected and the airplane went off the runway. The airplane bounced across the dirt next to the runway and came to rest on a taxiway. The pilot stated he was performing unfamiliar practice crosswind landing operations. The airplane bent a wing after veering off the runway during landing. The pilot reported that after touchdown he lowered the tail to the runway and the airplane swerved. The pilot said he overcorrected and the airplane veered off the runway. The airplane bounced over the dirt next to the runway and came to rest on the taxiway. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_2005_LAX06CA047.txt.
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