# N2872D: North American F-51D, registration cancelled 1973-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American F-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (registry code 6402309)
- Serial number: 45-11620
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1973
- Mode S code: A2EA9E
- Owner when cancelled: [American Air Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIR%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Richmond, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Richmond)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9429° N, 122.3904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94801, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2872D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2872D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2872D-1973-10-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the North American F-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK73FVG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG65), Jun 9, 1973: N.American F-51D (N2872D), Clearlk Oak, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19730609016559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609016559A), Jun 9, 1973: Namer F51D (N2872D), Clearlk Oak, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Steep pull up from low pass. Eng cut out,plt lost ctl. Un recover in time to avoid terrain.

## Other aircraft with N2872D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2872D): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7940167, built 1979

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