# NTSB Accident LAX99FA311
> **No American/Rogers B L P-51R** · 1999-09-18 · RENO, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99FA311
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19791
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-09-18
- **Location:** RENO, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.709732, -119.820449
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** No American/Rogers B L
- **Model:** P-51R
- **Registration:** N57LR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The onset of a flutter event and the resultant separation of the rudder and empennage from the aircraft.  The precipitating cause for the flutter could not be determined.

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