DEN66D0099

NTSB accident investigation · N American P-51D · Grand Junctn, CO · August 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1965
Place
Grand Junctn, CO · GRAND JUNCTN, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6322TN American P-51D
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175503

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3955  65/8/21    GRAND JUNCTN COLO   N AMERICAN P-51D    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 2574
        TIME - 1000                    N6322T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N6322T
Reported as
N American P-51D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Walker

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.