Incidents On 9 June 1973, William Penn Patrick (43) a certified pilot and his passenger, Christian Hagert, died when Patrick's P-51 Mustang crashed in Lakeport, California."The Crash at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor in Sacramento, CA – September 24, 1972, Postscript." Check Six, 2002. Retrieved: 8 February 2014. On 1 July 1990 at the National Capital Air Show (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Harry E. Tope was killed when his P-51 Mustang crashed. On 16 September 2011 The Galloping Ghost, a modified P-51 piloted by Jimmy Leeward of Ocala, Florida, crashed during an air race in Reno, Nevada. Leeward and at least nine people on the ground were killed when the racer suddenly crashed near the edge of the grandstand.Barboza, Tony. "Reno air races crash: NTSB investigates elevator trim tab." Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2012. Retrieved: 17 September 2011.
Incidents On 9 June 1973, William Penn Patrick (43) a certified pilot and his passenger, Christian Hagert, died when Patrick's P-51 Mustang crashed in Lakeport, California."The Crash at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor in Sacramento, CA – September 24, 1972, Postscript" Check Six, 2002. Retrieved: 8 February 2014. On 1 July 1990 at the National Capital Air Show (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Harry E. Tope was killed when his P-51 Mustang crashed. On 16 September 2011 The Galloping Ghost, a modified P-51 piloted by Jimmy Leeward of Ocala, Florida, crashed during an air race in Reno, Nevada. Leeward and at least nine people on the ground were killed when the racer suddenly crashed near the edge of the grandstand.Barboza, Tony. "Reno air r.aces crash: NTSB investigates elevator trim tab." Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2012. Retrieved: 17 September 2011.