# Accident 19790821023529A: Namer P51D, Salton City, CA, August 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Salton City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2994° N, 115.9609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salton City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2994&lon=-115.9609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821023529A

## Narrative

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

INFLT BREAKUP DUE TO RUDDER FLUTTER. POSSIBLE PILOT INCAPACITATION DUE TO EMPTY OXYGEN SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX79FUM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM25), Aug 21, 1979: N.American P-51D (N332), Nsalton City, CA, destroyed, 1 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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