# Accident 19871107062421A: Namer P51D, Detroit, MI, November 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1987, 12:41 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4003° N, 83.0010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4003&lon=-83.0010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6341T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,090 total, 516 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107062421A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TO RAMP,PILOT HIT N8253E PA28161 FROM THE REAR. A IRCRAFT WAS HOLDING FOR CLEARANCE. TOWER ISSUED TRAFFIC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8253E, Piper PA28161: [Accident 19871107062422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107062422A)

## 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 CHI88LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA021), Nov 7, 1987: North American P-51D (N6341T), Detroit, MI, minor 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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