# N6345T: 1944 North American/Aero Classics P-51D, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (registry code 6402304)
- Engine: [Pkrd-Roll V1650 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (registry code 49001)
- Serial number: 44-63507
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1964
- Certificate issued: December 31, 2001
- Last registry action: December 15, 2015
- Mode S code: A84FB1
- Owners when cancelled: [Peters Patrick J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERS%20PATRICK%20J), [Peters Eric A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERS%20ERIC%20A)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3000° N, 85.5759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40241, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6345T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6345T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6345T-2019-09-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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/Aero Classics P-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CHI97LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA284), Sep 6, 1997: North American-Aero Classics P-51D (N6345T), Monroe, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot operating the airplane with a known coolant leak, coolant exhaustion, overheating of the engine, and subsequent failure of a connecting rod, which resulted in a partial loss of engine…
- [NTSB FTW66F0331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0331), Sep 10, 1965: No American P-51 (N6345T), Brownwood, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0655](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0655), Feb 22, 1964: No American P51 (N6345T), La Porte, IN, substantial damage

## 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 19970906025559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025559A), Sep 6, 1997: Namer P51D (N6345T), Monroe, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The pilot had contacted his mechanic to discuss a problem he was having with a leak in the cooling system. The pilot decided to return to willow run to…

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