- Date
- June 15, 1964
- Place
- Roseburg, OR · ROSEBURG, OR
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N1451DN.American F-51D
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183706
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0953 64/6/15 NR.ROSEBURG ORE N.AMERICAN F-51D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1998 TIME - 1240 N1451D PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- PILOT LOST CONTROL IN ADVERSE WX OR FROM ANOXIA ABOVE 20000 RESULTING IN TERMINAL VELOCITY DIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1451D
- Reported as
- N.American F-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1451DRegistered now · North American/Aero Classics P-51DAirframe modelNorth American/Aero Classics P-51DEngine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 series
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Other investigations on N1451D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN14FA339Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportDurango, COThe pilot's failure to compensate for the high-performance airplane's tendency to enter a torque roll during the initial climb, which resulted in the airplane entering a torque roll and the subsequent loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover.…NTSB LAX94LA178Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChino, CAthe pilot's decision to fly an unairworthy and uncertificated airplane, his failure to perform an adequate preflight, and the improper installation of the oil cooler lines.NTSB LAX87DVW01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAshfork, AZThe North American P-51D experienced a total loss of engine power after cruising at 10,000 feet MSL for 45 minutes. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The aircraft collided with some trees prior to coming to rest in an open field. The landing…