# Incident 19800904068669I: Namer P51D, Van Nuys, CA, September 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1980, 19:04 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79111-2020-03-01) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16509A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 609 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/19800904068669I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED AFTER TAKEOFF. PROBABLE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE CARBURETOR.

## Other reports on N79111 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110916023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110916023789A), Sep 16, 2011: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (N79111), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 12 fatal. During the 3rd lap of the unlimited class Reno air race, a portion of the aircraft's elevator trim tab separated from the elevator causing the aircraft to…

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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