# Fatal NTSB investigations: North American P-51D

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 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 LAX94LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA361.md): North American P-51D · Reno, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1994 · N51U · Destroyed
  > 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 windshield, obscuring the pilot's vision.
- [NTSB NYC90DNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA05.md): North American P-51D · Chatham, MA · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Sep 29, 1990 · N51U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in an accelerated stall and loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB LAX81FUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ01.md): No.American P-510 · Lancaster, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 4, 1980 · N51MP · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW76FQG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG32.md): N.American P-51D · Carlsbad, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 15, 1975 · N651D · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73FKG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG68.md): N.American P-51D · Atlanta, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 8, 1973 · N469P · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3568.md): N American F-51D · Torrance, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 23, 1964 · N8678E · 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('6402319', '05627Z2'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=6402319

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