# Accident 19900929043229A: Namer P51D, Chatham, MA, September 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1990, 11:06 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51U-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American P-51D (registry code 6402319, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16509A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929043229A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW,SLOW OVERHEAD APPROACH.PULLED UP IN STEEP BANK,ROLLED,RECOVERED,STALLED AND CRASHED. HELD ACROBATIC WAIVER

## 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 NYC90DNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA05), Sep 29, 1990: North American P-51D (N51U), Chatham, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCELERATED STALL AND LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.

## Other reports on N51U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940912026469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940912026469A), Sep 12, 1994: Namer P51D (N51U), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During qualifying air race pulled up and called mayday. Oil on windshield. Lost control. Prop oil seal ruptured.
- [Incident 19791109055309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109055309I), Nov 9, 1979: Namer P51D (N51U), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Landed gear up on foamed runway. Right main gear up lock mechanism rod end bearing had broken, gear inop.

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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