- Date
- September 10, 1965
- Place
- Brownwood, TX · BROWNWOOD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6345TNo American P-51
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175718
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2922 65/9/10 BROWNWOOD TEX NO AMERICAN P-51 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 3000 TIME - 1600 N6345T PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNWOOD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- CAMSHAFT FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6345T
- Reported as
- No American P-51
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brownwood
N6345TRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · North American/Aero Classics P-51DAirframe modelNorth American/Aero Classics P-51DEngine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 series
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Other investigations on N6345T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI97LA284Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMonroe, MIthe 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 UNK64X0655Accident · No injuriesClosedLa Porte, IN