N8082U (Beck Gerald S P-51A) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on October 13, 1981.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

July 27, 2007Accident
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…
P-51A Mustang and P-51D Mustang
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… Full accident record

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2006 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N8082U.

December 28, 1978Accident
Mismanagement Of Fuel; Diverted Attention From Operation Of Aircraft; Inattentive To Fuel Supply; Fuel Exhaustion. Factors: Normal Retraction/Extension Assembly; Landing Gear Warning And Indicating Components; Other
Douglas DC-8 · 10 fatalities
The failure of the captain to monitor properly the aircraft's fuel state and to properly respond to the low fuel state and the crew member's advisories regarding fuel state. This resulted in fuel exhaustion to all engines. His inattention resulted from preoccupation with a landing gear malfunction and preparations for a possible emergency landing. Full accident record