# NTSB OAK66F0057: No American P51-D, N469P, Fresno, CA, August 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1965
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2274  65/8/14    FRESNO CALIF        NO AMERICAN P51-D   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1200
        TIME - 1550                    N469P               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N469P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469P-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N 44-73240 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NO AMERICAN P51-D
- Registry model: [North American P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d) (registry code 05627Z2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno

## Other investigations on N469P (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 MIA73FKG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG68), Apr 8, 1973: N.American P-51D (N469P), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MIA71FKG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG87), May 28, 1971: N.American P-51 (N469P), Atlanta, GA, 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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