# Accident 19880307005849A: Namer F51D, State College, PA, March 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51WE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16507
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880307005849A

## Narrative

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

TWO AIRCRAFT FORMATION FLIGHT INTO CLOUDS. ONE CRASHED CLOUD OBSCURED HILL. FOULED PLUG. WEATHER RELATED.

## 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 NYC88DGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGT01), Mar 7, 1988: North American F-51D (N51WE), State College, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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