# NTSB CHI67F0183: N.American P-51D, N6327T, Fort Wayne, IN, August 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1966
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0183

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0465   66/8/4    FORT WAYNE IND      CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 367
        TIME - 1854                    N9359B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT OF N6327T STRUCK REAR OF N9359B WHILE TAXIING AT EXCESSIVE SPEED.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0465   66/8/4    FORT WAYNE IND      N.AMERICAN P-51D    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 739
        TIME - 1854                    N6327T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PILOT OF N6327T STRUCK REAR OF N9359B WHILE TAXIING AT EXCESSIVE SPEED.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N6327T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6327T-2007-12-01), registration cancelled 2007-12-01, S/N 44-74417A, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN P-51D
- Registry model: [North American F-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (registry code 6402309) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pkrd-Roll V1650 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (registry code 49001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baer Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9359B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9359B), registered now, S/N 55159 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baer Field

## Other investigations on N6327T (2)

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 CHI05FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA197), Jul 26, 2005: North American F-51D (N6327T), Malone, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons during a low level maneuver.
- [NTSB CHI93LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA294), Jul 28, 1993: North American F-51 (N6327T), Fond Du Lac, WI, minor damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command of the F-51's diverted attention and failure to maintain a visual outlook.

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.

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