CracktheVSI
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anyone know anything, News is reporting a WWII aircraft possibly a P-51.
Plane down at Stellar Air Park
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Crashed into a hangar apparently after hitting a wall. Appears to be a P-51 with one fatal. Crashed on the east side of the airport into one of the aviation businesses there, into the hangar next to the east taxiway.
The hangar impacted belongs to Ron Pratte, a Chandler car collector who has a large car collection and vintage aircraft collection in a series of hangars there on the east side of the field. He buys/sells alot on Barrett-Jackson.
Firebird2XC
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RIP. 
CracktheVSI
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I got a ride in Red dog once, it wasn't that plane, but it hit his hangar
http://www.abc15.com/Photo.aspx?content_id=59fecf06-4ed6-4884-870f-464d75b9b501
http://www.abc15.com/Photo.aspx?content_id=59fecf06-4ed6-4884-870f-464d75b9b501
I recognize the hangar area there, and that is indeed his. Beautiful birds he has there.
CracktheVSI
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I just read elsewhere, it was SuSu another 51 on the field, RIP to the pilot
I just read elsewhere, it was SuSu another 51 on the field, RIP to the pilot
Forgot bout that one. That one is owned by Naz Hirani, who has an oil sales/distributorship for the valley located at the field there. 151TH or something like that.
WacoFan
Bigly
I looked at the pictures, and am decidely unfamiliar with that airpark...but I'm wondering how the hell this happened? Perhaps a torque roll on a go-around? Is the hanger that he hit parallel and in a place that a go-around torque roll would be possible? Just can't feature what would happen...
rockman2343@aol.com
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Man I think I just saw that plane this morning when I flew into KIWA, a P-51 that same color. The guy taxied in front of my plane and waved, I think he was with a Steerman. That's just too bad.
If he was landing on RW 17, that's a potential possibility of how he'd end up there.....nearly perpendicular to the runway. Unknown though.
WacoFan
Bigly
This is a pretty good article that made me think of that:
http://www.avweb.com/news/pelican/pelicans_perch_87_killer_go-arounds_195755-1.html
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WacoFan
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ClearedToTakeoff
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I knew that plane looked familiar, it was out at Wings Over Gillespie last May, here's some pictures I took. RIP.
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** Report created 3/12/2010 Record 1 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 514NH Make/Model: P51 Description: P-51, F-51, A-36 Mustang
Date: 03/11/2010 Time: 2035
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: CHANDLER State: AZ Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HANGER AT STELLAR AIRPARK, THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD
WAS FATALLY INJURED, CHANDLER, AZ
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: 2051Z METAR 10SM FEW080 A3006
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WP07) Entry date: 03/12/2010
WacoFan
Bigly
I think it used to be 151TH. The 151NH number fits the initials of the guy who owned it. This airplane has had lots of N numbers as a lot of people with an airplane like this want the initials of their name in it.
From a report I read sounds like a torque roll on a go around.