Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Lisbon Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Lisbon, North Dakota 58054
Thursday, July 31, 2014 21:00 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On July 31, 2014, about 1930 central daylight time, an amateur-built Ketterling FEW P-51 Mustang airplane, N116LK, impacted an agricultural field following a loss of control near Lisbon, North Dakota. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post-impact fire. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not on a flight plan. The local flight originated from the Lisbon Municipal Airport (6L3), Lisbon, North Dakota, at an unconfirmed time.
The airplane was a 2/3 scale replica of a World War II North American P-51D fighter airplane. It was constructed of predominately composite materials and employed a retractable conventional (tailwheel) landing gear arrangement. It could seat two people in a tandem seating arrangement. A Chevrolet Corvette LS-1 engine powered the airplane through a propeller reduction drive.
The airplane impacted a level wheat field about 3 nautical miles north of 6L3. All of the airplane's flight control surfaces were located in the immediate area of the wreckage site. The tail surfaces were separated from the fuselage but remained predominately intact. The left elevator was separated from the horizontal stabilizer. The right elevator and rudder remained attached to the horizontal and vertical stabilizers respectively. The right wing and fuselage forward of the empennage was almost completely consumed by fire. The left wing was intact and exhibited crushing of the leading edge and fire damage to the root end of the wing. Examination of the airplane's flight control system did not reveal any anomalies or defects attributable to a pre-impact failure or malfunction. The engine's crankshaft could not be fully rotated due to crushing damage to the oil pan and windage tray. However, partial rotation confirmed crankshaft and camshaft continuity. The engine used automotive components for the ignition and fuel injection systems.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/31/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 2100 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Lisbon |
| Event State | NORTH DAKOTA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 58054 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 462950N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0974529W |
| Event Location Airport | Lisbon Municipal Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 6L3 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 3 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 335 |
| Airport Elevation | 1240 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1915 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 180 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KGWR |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1265 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 14 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 27 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 15 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 330 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.04 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KGWR 010015Z AUTO 33005KT CLR 27/15 A3004 RM |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | Central Region Duty Officer, A |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 6 2014 10:33AM |
| User who most recently changed record | brajo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N116LK |
| NTSB Number | CEN14FA400 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | LARRY KETTERLING |
| Aircraft Model | FEW P-51 MUSTANG |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | NO SERIES |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 12 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | 1 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 1 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | KETTERLING LARRY L |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | PO BOX 464 |
| Aircraft Owner City | LISBON |
| Aircraft Owner State | ND |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 580540464 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | KETTERLING LARRY L |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | PO BOX 464 |
| Operator City | LISBON |
| Operator State | ND |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 580540464 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | 6L3 |
| Departure City | Lisbon |
| Departure State | ND |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | 6L3 |
| Destination City | Lisbon |
| Destination State | ND |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 13 2014 6:01PM |
| User who most recently changed record | brajo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |