On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:18:43 -0700, "Tri-Pacer"
wrote in :

An old friend sent me a photo of a P-51 upside down next to the runway at
Camarillo Airport in California. I guess it happened within the last couple
of days or so.

Does anyone have an update on this?

http://www.dailynews.com/ci_6382818?source=rss

http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/a...ia/02_51TK.txt
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** Report created 7/16/2007 Record 2 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 51TK Make/Model: P51 Description: P-51, F-51,
A-36 Mustang
Date: 07/15/2007 Time: 1505

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: CAMARILLO State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, CRASHED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED, THE ONE
PERSON ON
BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED, CAMARILLO, CA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
Activity: Training Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: VAN NUYS, CA (WP01) Entry date:
07/16/2007


http://www.venturacountystar.com/new...rilloaircrash/
Man killed in air crash at Camarillo Airport
By Jenni Mintz (Contact)
Originally published 06:42 p.m., July 15, 2007
Updated 06:42 p.m., July 15, 2007

Pilot killed in Sunday crash identified
During his first solo flight, a 42-year-old Thousand Oaks resident was
killed Sunday morning after crashing a privately-owned, Mustang
Vintage P-51 WWII aircraft at the Camarillo Airport on the south end
of the runway.

A call was made to the dispatcher about 8:15 a.m., and about 30
emergency personnel responded, including airport operations, the
sheriff and coroner, said Mark Taillon, Ventura County Fire Department
captain. The man was pronounced dead at 8:35 a.m.

Witnesses say the man appeared to be practicing taking off and
landing, Taillon said. He took off from the runway headed west when
the plane crashed into fields adjacent to the runway, according to the
Ventura County Fire Department.

At the family's request, the victim's name will not be made public
until Monday, because he had extensive family in the area that should
be notified first. All that could be released about the man's identity
Sunday is that he's a local resident, Taillon said.

— Staff writer Lisa McKinnon contributed to this report.