UNK65X0341

NTSB accident investigation · No American F51D · Corinto, Niue · October 20, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 20, 1964
Place
Corinto, Niue · CORINTO, Nicaragua
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6162UNo American F51D
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180598

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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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6-0082  64/10/20   CORINTO NICARAGUA   NO AMERICAN F51D    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1600
        TIME - 1045                    N6162U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N6162U
Reported as
No American F51D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.