# Accident 19820918047049A: Namer P51D, Reno, NV, September 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Stead Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51D (registry code 6402309, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 (registry code 54558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-v-1650-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16507
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 530 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918047049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE IN AIR RACE. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FIRE DUE TO HIGH POWER SETTING.

## 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 LAX82DA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA349), Sep 18, 1982: North American P-51D (N151DM), Reno, NV, substantial damage

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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