# Accident 19940912026469A: Namer P51D, Reno, NV, September 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1994, 13:17 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7108° N, 119.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7108&lon=-119.8191&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,034 total, 335 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940912026469A

## Narrative

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

DURING QUALIFYING AIR RACE PULLED UP AND CALLED MAYDAY. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. LOST CONTROL. PROP OIL SEAL RUPTURED.

## 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 LAX94LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA361), Sep 12, 1994: North American P-51D (N51U), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted forced landing. Factors in the accident were the failure of a propeller blade-feathering oil seal which leaked oil on the…

## Other reports on N51U (2)

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

- [Accident 19900929043229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929043229A), Sep 29, 1990: Namer P51D (N51U), Chatham, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made low,slow overhead approach. Pulled up in steep bank,rolled,recovered,stalled and crashed. Held acrobatic waiver
- [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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