# Accident 19780916031129A: Namer F51D, Reno, NV, September 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1978
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51-H-5-NA (registry code 6402314, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51-h-5-na) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F51D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FXQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916031129A

## Narrative

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

ROLLS-ROYCE V1650 ENGINE.PROP FAILURE FOR UNKNOWN REASON.OCCURED NG AIR RACE.

## 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 OAK78FXQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ48), Sep 16, 1978: N American P-51H (N49WB), Reno, NV, substantial damage

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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