# NTSB LAX81FUQ01: No.American P-510, N51MP, Lancaster, CA, October 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1980
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3728   80/10/4 NR.LANCASTER,CA       NO.AMERICAN P-510   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2300                    N51MP               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  59, 9202 TOTAL HOURS, 8
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LANCASTER,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51MP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51MP-1993-01-28), registration cancelled 1993-01-28, S/N 4473027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NO.AMERICAN P-510
- Registry model: [North American P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d) (registry code 05627Z2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801004050139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004050139A), Oct 4, 1980: Namer P51D, Lancaster, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dived into ground while flying in formation with other aircraft. Possible pilot incapacitation, medical.

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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