Accident · 2001-09-06
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-09-06
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- North American P51-D (N551CB)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
A cooling system failure, that resulted in a total loss of coolant and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.
Source: NTSB case ATL01LA103Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.