LSFM Galveston Gal down near Galveston TX

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:32 pm

I saw her and February heading home from the Alliance Show Sunday. My deepest condolences to all effected....

Lynn

K5DH · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:57 pm

Wow. Shock and awe of the worst kind. My sincere condolences to everyone affected by this tragic event.

Ztex · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:09 pm

Sad news indeed. the Airplane was in Ft Worth this weekend. I spent a little time with her and Cougar on Saturday morning.

Prayers to the crew and their friends and family.

JohnB · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:00 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:

God I wish the media could get terrible news like this right. One reported it as a Fighter JET!!! Please get it right or don't report at all!

Give them a break...every fighter bought by the US in the past 60 years has been a jet. To young people who are not aviation nerds, "Fighter JET" might as well be one word.

RIP and condolences to everyone involved.

T Ricketts · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:45 pm

Wow...Hate to hear about this. Prayers out to the families involved and friends.

Django · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:54 pm

That's horrible.

Godspeed.

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 7:41 am

I am shocked, & very saddened to hear about this. Keith Hibbett was a good friend of mine that I mentored many years ago. I had a good bit to do with his choice of a career path, first becoming a Naval Aviator, which led to flying for FedEx. I have not seen Keith in many years. Several times we planned to get together when he had lay-overs here in Atlanta, & much to my regret it never happened.
My thoughts & prayers are with Keith's family, the family of his passenger, & to all affected by this tragic loss.
Godspeed "College Boy"!

Left To Right; Keith & Robbie, Cajun Wing CAF B-23, early 80's.
Robbie

airnutz · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:07 am

I am sorry to hear of your loss Robbie. My condolences to the friends and family of Misters Hibbett and Busby.

Zachary · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:46 am

Very sad...

My sincere condolences to all of the families involved.

JohnH · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:13 pm

My condolences to you Robbie . I just hate days like yesterday . Awful news.

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:00 am

Keith Hibbett funeral arrangements....................
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignit ... id=5717606

airnutz · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 5:59 am

One of the local news stations has posted some photos of the recovery barge with much of Galveston Gal's remains aboard. The right wing is largely intact with the rest of the Gal. If you have a personal attachment to the bird you may not want to see them. Enter in the searchbox at the top of the page "P-51" for "Photos: Crews recover wreckage of historic P-51 WWII plane" article with a photo gallery at the end.
http://www.khou.com

No NTSB preliminary yet.

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JohnCFord · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 6:17 am

Bad news indeed. My thoughts and prayers are with the the families of the two who had lost their lives.

~J~

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:44 am

Im very lucky to have met Keith. We flew together quite a bit for several years. He will be dearly missed by many. Yesterdays memorial service was was a great tribute to Keith although very difficult. Cavanaugh Flight Museum did a great job of hosting the fellowship afterwards and it was good to see old friends in the warbird community.

God Speed old friend...

airnutz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:49 am

I missed the posting of the NTSB prelim the other day. Maybe we'll never really know what happened...

NTSB Identification: CEN14LA015
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, October 23, 2013 in Galveston, TX
Aircraft: NORTH AMERICAN P 51D, registration: N4151D
Injuries: 2 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

On October 23, 2013 about 1130 central daylight time, a North American P-51D airplane, N4151D, impacted water near Galveston Bay near Galveston, Texas. The airline transport pilot and passenger were fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, Galveston, Texas, and operated by Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight. The flight originated from the Scholes International Airport (KGLS), Galveston, Texas, about 1120.

According to preliminary review of air traffic control communications, the radio communications were normal. Shortly after takeoff, the controller queried the pilot if he wanted to contact Houston Center after leaving the control tower’s airspace or remain on the tower frequency. The pilot reported that they would be airborne for 15-20 minutes and would remain on the tower controller’s frequency. There was no further communication with the pilot.

A witness, who was on a fishing boat, reported that he heard the airplane overheard heading south. The airplane made a slow turn to the north. The witness added that it appeared the airplane was descending and traveling at a high rate of speed. The engine sounded like it was at full throttle and wings were level before impact with the water.

The accident site was located about 13 miles southwest of KGLS, in shallow water between West Bay and Chocolate Bay.

After initial documentation of the wreckage site, the wreckage will be recovered for further examination.

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http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief ... 5621&key=1

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