AAIB investigation to North American P-51D Mustang, G-TFSI

Forced landing after the engine stopped in flight, Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire, 9 July 2017.

Summary:

The engine stopped without warning during the latter stages of an air display and after it restarted and stopped several times, the pilot concluded he would be unable to return to the airfield. The aircraft sustained damage after a forced landing in a cornfield, but the pilot was uninjured. The cause of the engine stopping was not known at the time of publication of this report.

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North American P-51D Mustang, G-TFSI 10-17

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Published 12 October 2017