Final Descent Rate Estimated at 8000 FPM
Location: Mesquite, TX Accident Number: CEN20LA134
Date & Time: 03/29/2020, 1518 CDT Registration: N151JD
Aircraft: MUSE P51D Injuries: 1 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On March 29, 2020, at 1518 central daylight time, an amateur-built Muse P51D airplane, N151JD, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from the Mesquite Metro Airport (HQZ), Mesquite, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.