2011 Reno Air Races crash
The recovered left trim tab of the aircraft after the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 16, 2011 |
| Summary | Mechanical failure of trim tab leading to loss of control |
| Site | |
| Total fatalities | 11 |
| Total injuries | 69 |
| Aircraft | |
| NX79111, the aircraft involved, seen shortly before the accident | |
| Aircraft type | North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang |
| Aircraft name | The Galloping Ghost |
| Operator | Aero Trans Corp. |
| Registration | NX79111 |
| Flight origin | Reno Stead Airport, Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Destination | Reno Stead Airport |
| Occupants | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 10 |
| Ground injuries | 69 |
On September 16, 2011, The Galloping Ghost, a highly modified North American P-51D Mustang racing aircraft, crashed into spectators while competing at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, killing its pilot Jimmy Leeward and ten people on the ground. Sixty-nine more people on the ground were injured. It was the third-deadliest airshow disaster in U.S. history, following accidents in 1972 and 1951.