# NTSB LAX72FUG36: N.American P-51D, N3333E, Chino, CA, November 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1971
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG36

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3653  71/11/26   CHINO,CALIF         CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N7223M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 953 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            38 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CALIF                 TORRANCE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- C-175 HAD COMP RUNUP,WAS STARTING TO TAXI ONTO RWY 21 FOR T/O.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3653  71/11/26   CHINO,CALIF         N.AMERICAN P-51D    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 3000
        TIME - 1600                    N3333E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CALIF                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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- P-51 TAXIED INTO REAR OF C-175. P-51 PLT WAS LOOKING FOR FLASHLIGHT. UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3333E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3333E), registered now, S/N 122-51619, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN P-51D
- 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: Chino

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7223M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7223M), registered now, S/N 55523, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chino

## Other investigations on N3333E (1)

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 CEN23LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA072), Dec 27, 2022: North American P51 (N3333E), Brookshire, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The P51 pilot’s failure to see and avoid the PA46 during taxi operations.

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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