2 fatal · NORTH AMERICAN/AERO CLASSICS P 51D · 2014-07-04 · Durango, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN14FA339
Event ID
20140704X61908
Type
Accident
Date
2014-07-04
Location
Durango, CO, USA
Coordinates
37.165554, -107.745277
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
NORTH AMERICAN/AERO CLASSICS
Model
P 51D
Registration
N1451D
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for the high-performance airplane's tendency to enter a torque roll during the initial climb, which resulted in the airplane entering a torque roll and the subsequent loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the pilot's failure to compensate for the airplane's tendency to enter a torque roll was his impairment from tetrahydrocannabinol.