# NTSB Accident CHI07FA243
> **Beck P-51A** · 2007-07-27 · Oshkosh, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07FA243
- **Event ID:** 20070801X01080
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-07-27
- **Location:** Oshkosh, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.967498, -88.556663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beck
- **Model:** P-51A
- **Registration:** N8082U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The P-51A pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain clearance from the P-51D.  Contributing factors to the accident included the restricted forward visibility of the P-51A, the air race team representative's inadequate flight brief, the failure of the air boss to recognize the lack of separation between the airplanes on short final, and the diminished air/ground radio communications during the air show.

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