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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer F-51D · King City, CA · March 7, 1980

Date: March 7, 1980 · 13:50 local
Place: King City, CA
Airport: Mesa Del Rey
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51CK
Reported as: Namer F51D
Reported engine: PCKARD V16507
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 982 total11 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N51CKRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2018 · North American F-51DS/N 44-64005 · Built 1960 Airframe modelNorth American F-51D Engine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failure caused by missing camshaft circlip retainer.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY MISSING CAMSHAFT CIRCLIP RETAINER.