# Fatal NTSB investigations: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA184.md): North American F-51D · Mound, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 12, 2026 · N251CS · Substantial damage
  > On May 12, 2026, at 1519 central daylight time, a North American F-51D airplane, N251CS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident at the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (TVR), Mound, Louisiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was…
- [NTSB CEN19FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA028.md): North American P51 · Fredericksburg, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 2018 · N4132A · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to perform a low-level maneuver at an altitude where he was unable to recover the airplane before impacting terrain.
- [NTSB WPR16FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA064.md): North American F51 · Maricopa, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 2016 · N551JP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing an acrobatic maneuver and his subsequent failure to recover from an inadvertent spin due to insufficient altitude.
- [NTSB CEN14FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA339.md): North American/Aero Classics P 51D · Durango, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2014 · N1451D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for the high-performance airplane's tendency to enter a torque roll during the initial climb, which resulted in the airplane entering a torque roll and the subsequent loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover.…
- [NTSB CEN14LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA015.md): North American P 51D · Galveston, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2013 · N4151D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of situational awareness while instructing the passenger, which resulted in the controlled flight of the airplane into the water.
- [NTSB CHI07FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA243.md): Beck P-51A · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2007 · N8082U · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The P-51A pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain clearance from the P-51D. Contributing factors to the accident included the restricted forward visibility of the P-51A, the air race team representative's inadequate flight brief, the…
- [NTSB CHI05FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA197.md): North American F-51D · Malone, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2005 · N6327T · Destroyed
  > The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons during a low level maneuver.
- [NTSB CHI97LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA284.md): North American-Aero Classics P-51D · Monroe, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1997 · N6345T · Destroyed
  > 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 power; and failure of the pilot to see the powerline. The…
- [NTSB NYC95LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA138.md): North American F-51D · Malone, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1995 · N51KF · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper use of the flight controls, which resulted in an accelerated stall, an in-flight loss of control, and an uncontrolled descent to the ground. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's decision to fly the airplane in an airshow…
- [NTSB LAX82DXQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DXQ13.md): North American F-51D · Elko, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Sep 11, 1982 · N51JW · Destroyed
  > The plt flew down the length of rwy 06 about 100 ft AGL, pulled up & did an 8-point roll while climbing. He then flew down rwy 12 & pulled up. After a brief climb the plt began a slow roll to the left. Just as the acft became inverted the roll stopped & the…
- [NTSB MIA80FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA019.md): N American P-51D · Eufaula, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 16, 1979 · N7711C · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X2311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2311.md): N.American F-51D · Roseburg, OR · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Jun 15, 1964 · N1451D · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('49001'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=49001&fatal=1

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