# Accident 19730609016559A: Namer F51D, Clearlk Oak, CA, June 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Clearlk Oak, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Aircraft: N2872D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2872D-1973-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51D (registry code 6402309, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F51D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,386 total, 154 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609016559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STEEP PULL UP FROM LOW PASS. ENG CUT OUT,PLT LOST CTL. UN RECOVER IN TIME TO AVOID TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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