# Accident 19970906025559A: Namer P51D, Monroe, MI, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997, 11:03 local time
- Place: Monroe, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9104° N, 83.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9104&lon=-83.3798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6345T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6345T-2019-09-06) (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: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series (registry code 49001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD CONTACTED HIS MECHANIC TO DISCUSS A PROBLEM HE WAS HAVING WITH A LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO WILLOW RUN TO REPAIR THE LEAK.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT, TOLEDO OHIO, ENROUTE TO WILLOW RUN AIRPORT, 50 MILES TO THE NORTH.  WITNESS SAW THE VAPOR TRAILING THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT WAS DEPARTING THE AIRPORT AREA. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE MAKING A FORCED LANDING TO THE SOUTH PERPENDICULAR TO A STATE HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TELEPHONE WIRES AND THEN STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING FIRST.  THE COCKPIT AREA WAS CONSUMED IN FIRE.

## 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 CHI97LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA284), Sep 6, 1997: North American-Aero Classics P-51D (N6345T), Monroe, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot operating the airplane with a known coolant leak, coolant exhaustion, overheating of the engine, and subsequent failure of a connecting rod, which resulted in a partial loss of engine…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.