# NTSB UNK65X0341: No American F51D, N6162U, Corinto, Niue, October 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1964
- Place: Corinto, Niue · CORINTO, Nicaragua
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0341
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0341

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0082  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6162U-1976-06-25), registration cancelled 1976-06-25, S/N 44-636649, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NO AMERICAN F51D
- Registry model: [North American F-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (registry code 6402310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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