# Accident 19890906033919A: Namer F51, Denton, TX, September 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1989, 16:24 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2094° N, 97.1306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2094&lon=-97.1306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51VP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F51
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16509A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FALTERED ON CLIMB OUT,STALLED AND CARTWHEELED ON GROUND IMPACT TRYING TO RETURN. LARGE AMOUNT WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 FTW89DPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPA04), Sep 6, 1989: North American F-51 (N51VP), Denton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETECT WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING THE PREFLIGHT WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER.

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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