# NTSB FTW66F0331: No American P-51, N6345T, Brownwood, TX, September 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1965
- Place: Brownwood, TX · BROWNWOOD, TX
- Location: 31.7129° N, 98.9771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownwood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7129&lon=-98.9771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0331

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2922  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6345T-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 44-63507, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NO AMERICAN P-51
- Registry model: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (registry code 6402304) (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: Brownwood

## Other investigations on N6345T (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 CHI97LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA284), Sep 6, 1997: North American-Aero Classics P-51D (N6345T), Monroe, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…
- [NTSB UNK64X0655](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0655), Feb 22, 1964: No American P51 (N6345T), La Porte, IN, substantial damage

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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