# Accident 19900124001079A: Namer P51D, Galveston, TX, January 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1990, 13:40 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5483V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5483V) (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: 4,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900124001079A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CHECK WEATHER. UNABLE TO LAND DUE TO LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY AT DESTINATION. LOW FUEL, DITCHED IN GULF

## 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 FTW90DRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA02), Jan 24, 1990: North American P-51-D (N5483V), Galveston, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING. ONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND THE RESULTANT LOW FUEL STATE.

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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