# NTSB UNK64X2255: North AM F-51, N6170U, Mateare, Niue, June 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1964
- Place: Mateare, Niue · MATEARE, Nicaragua
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2255

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0045  64/6/13    MATEARE NICARAGUA   NORTH AM F-51       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1100                    N6170U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6170U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6170U-1965-08-31), registration cancelled 1965-08-31, S/N 44-73195 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AM F-51
- Registry model: [North American F-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51) (registry code 6402308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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