TF-51D (Replica??) Down near Las Vegas 2008 thread

Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:17 am

Sad news

Vintage Warbird Crashes in Sandy Valley

Updated: Oct 5, 2008 05:24 PM CDT

A World War II vintage aircraft crashed in Sandy Valley Sunday morning, killing the pilot.

According to the FAA the plane, a highly modified and very rare TF-51D--a two seat variant of the storied P-51 Mustang--went down near the intersection of Beech and Kingston Streets just before ten o'clock.

The pilot of the craft was killed in the crash--his name has yet to be released. The FAA identifies the plane as an experimental aircraft called a Bonde TF-51D.

It is not known if there were any other injuries in the crash. Units from San Bernardino County, California responded to the scene as well as those from Clark County Fire and Metro from Las Vegas

Found it here:
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story ... =menu102_2

Last edited by Warbirdnerd on Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:38 am

I think it is this one

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... ertxt=267B

If so it is a homebuild

Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:44 am

Does not appear to be an actual warbird.

N267B

ROBERT L BONDE

Year manufactured: 2003

Serial Number: 018

Engine: AMA/EXPR/UNKNOWN ENG

Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:34 am

Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:42 am

..still its too bad

Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:42 pm

More on this plane:

http://www.warbirddepot.com/aircraft_fi ... 1-bond.asp

Zack

Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:53 pm

Zachary wrote:More on this plane:

http://www.warbirddepot.com/aircraft_fi ... 1-bond.asp

Zack

Are you sure that's the same plane? I think we might be talking about two different aircraft. The last names are spelled differently as well.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:56 pm

Zack, are you sure? Bond is not Bonde, Robert is not Daryl, N267B is not N327DB. This is something you really would not want to be wrong about, no?

August

Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:57 pm

Zachary wrote:More on this plane:

http://www.warbirddepot.com/aircraft_fi ... 1-bond.asp

Zack

Not that airplane.

probably one of those 2/3 scale P-51 replicas with a 350 in the nose.

Also, different spelling of the last name.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:03 pm

Zachary wrote:More on this plane:

http://www.warbirddepot.com/aircraft_fi ... 1-bond.asp

Zack

Daryl BOND owns lady jo (NL327DB) and is a friend. THe other plane is a new build NOT P51 experimental plane according to the FAA registration.

http://www.pilotoutlook.com/aircraft/BO ... 20TF%2051D

Last edited by n5151ts on Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:18 pm

Real or replica, whoever it was it is sad. It's another pilot who liked airplanes, maybe enough to build one and he is lost.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:27 pm

Bill Greenwood wrote:Real or replica, whoever it was it is sad. It's another pilot who liked airplanes, maybe enough to build one and he is lost.

Well put, Bill. I too am saddened by the loss of the pilot. Godspeed.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:36 pm

My mistake - I did a google search for the wrong name. Did not mean to spread misinformation! Many apologies!!!

Zack

Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:57 pm

Zachary wrote:My mistake - I did a google search for the wrong name. Did not mean to spread misinformation! Many apologies!!!

Zack

Now go to your corner, and don't come out until we say so.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:32 pm

mustanglover wrote:
Zachary wrote:My mistake - I did a google search for the wrong name. Did not mean to spread misinformation! Many apologies!!!

Zack

Now go to your corner, and don't come out until we say so.

TF-51D (Replica??) Down near Las Vegas 2008 thread