# Incident 19800307028919I: Namer F51D, King City, CA, March 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1980, 13:50 local time
- Place: King City, CA
- Airport: Mesa Del Rey
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2286° N, 121.1213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MESA DEL REY (KIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2286&lon=-121.1213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51CK-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51D (registry code 6402309, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-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 F51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16507
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 982 total, 11 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307028919I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY MISSING CAMSHAFT CIRCLIP RETAINER.

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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