# NTSB FTW70D0242|FTW70F0242: N.American F-51, N167F, Euless, TX, September 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1969
- Place: Euless, TX · EULESS, TX
- Location: 32.8494° N, 97.0786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Euless, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8494&lon=-97.0786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0242|FTW70F0242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0242%7CFTW70F0242

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3868   69/9/1    EULESS,TEX          N.AMERICAN F-51     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1315                    N2870D              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER SOUTHWEST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3868   69/9/1    EULESS,TEX          N.AMERICAN F-51     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N167F               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           AGE 44, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            HOURS, 380 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER SOUTHWEST
                                    INTENDED DESTINATION
                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT NOT S TURNING WHILE TAXIING.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N167F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167F-2015-02-25), registration cancelled 2015-02-25, S/N 44-73877, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN F-51
- 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: Greater Southwest

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N2870D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN F-51
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Southwest

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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