MIA67D0210

NTSB accident investigation · N.American P-51 · Eutaw, AL · September 18, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1966
Place
Eutaw, AL · EUTAW, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N351DN.American P-51
Status
Completed · report November 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121140

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2553  66/9/18    EUTAW ALA           N.AMERICAN P-51     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N351D               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 34, 10890 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 247 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING.FOULED PLUGS CAUSED LOSS OF POWER.

Aircraft

Registration
N351D
Reported as
N.American P-51
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.