# NTSB DEN66D0099: N American P-51D, N6322T, Grand Junctn, CO, August 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1965
- Place: Grand Junctn, CO · GRAND JUNCTN, CO
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6322T-1974-07-29), registration cancelled 1974-07-29, S/N 44-72990 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N AMERICAN P-51D
- Registry model: [North American P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d) (registry code 05627Z2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker

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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