# Accident 19941229043329A: Namer F51D, Round Lake, IL, December 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1994, 14:56 local time
- Place: Round Lake, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3394° N, 88.1096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3394&lon=-88.1096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51TK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51TK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51D (registry code 6402309, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 (registry code 54558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-v-1650-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V16509A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 110 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941229043329A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMB. SWITCHED TANKS. LANDED IN FORESTRY AREA. NO USEABLE FUEL ON BOARD. PACKARD ENGINE THIRSTY.

## 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 CHI95LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA064), Dec 29, 1994: North American F-51D (N51TK), Round Lake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation resulting from exhaustion of the fuel supply in the left tank. A factor related to the accident was insufficient altitude to switch fuel tanks and effect an engine restart.

## Other reports on N51TK (2)

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

- [Accident 20070715015079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715015079A), Jul 15, 2007: Namer F51D (N51TK), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On landing rollout, first solo flight in type, aircaft abruptly achieved lift and climbed off runway between 30 and 60 feet altitude. Pilot added power…
- [Accident 19890411007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890411007639A), Apr 11, 1989: Namer F51D (N51TK), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Lost control on liftoff, dragged wing.

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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