# Accident 20010906034559A: Namer P51D, Lincolnton, NC, September 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2001, 11:20 local time
- Place: Lincolnton, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4708° N, 81.2398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4708&lon=-81.2398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551CB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010906034559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2001, AT 1120 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN 51-D, N551CB CONTACTED THE GROUND SIX MILES EAST OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IN LINCOLNTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE OVERHEAT AND LOSS OF POWER AND IN FLIGHT ENGINE SEIZURE. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED WITH OVERCAST AT 1400 FEET. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BAILED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IT'S CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT TO SPRINGFIELD OHIO, BECKLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ENGINE OVERHEAT CAN NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 ATL01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA103), Sep 6, 2001: North American P51-D (N551CB), Lincolnton, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: A cooling system failure, that resulted in a total loss of coolant and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.

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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