# Accident 19791216037719A: Namer P51D, Eufaula, AL, December 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1979, 14:05 local time
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Airport: Eufaula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8913° N, 85.1455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eufaula, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8913&lon=-85.1455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7711C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7711C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (registry code 6402304, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series (registry code 49001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216037719A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED AIRPLANE NEAR GROUND IN ADVERSE WEATHER. LOST CONTROL WHILE INVERTED. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 MIA80FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA019), Dec 16, 1979: N American P-51D (N7711C), Eufaula, AL, 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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