# Accident 19900623021809A: Namer P51D, Abilene, TX, June 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Dyess Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4493° N, 99.7307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4493&lon=-99.7307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12700, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12700-1999-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51D (registry code 6402309, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16507
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DQG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623021809A

## Narrative

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

MADE SLOW LOW PASS AND STEEP TURNS, STALLED AND IMPACTED VERTICALLY TURNING BASE FOR ANOTHER PASS. P51 TIME UNKNOWN

## 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 FTW90DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DQG03), Jun 23, 1990: North American P-51D (N12700), Abilene, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING AFTER A LOW PASS, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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