# NTSB UNK64X2311: N.American F-51D, N1451D, Roseburg, OR, June 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1964
- Place: Roseburg, OR · ROSEBURG, OR
- Location: 43.2236° N, 123.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2236&lon=-123.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1451D), registered now, S/N 44-74446A, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN F-51D
- Registry model: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (registry code 6402304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pkrd-Roll V1650 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (registry code 49001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1451D (3)

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 CEN14FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA339), Jul 4, 2014: North American/Aero Classics P 51D (N1451D), Durango, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…
- [NTSB LAX94LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA178), Apr 5, 1994: North American P-51D (N1451D), Chino, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the 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 LAX87DVW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVW01), Apr 3, 1987: North American P51D (N1451D), Ashfork, AZ, 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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