# NTSB UNK65X0777: N American F51D, N7715C, Enumclaw, WA, November 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1964
- Place: Enumclaw, WA · ENUMCLAW, WA
- Location: 47.2022° N, 121.9890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enumclaw, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2022&lon=-121.9890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0777
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0777

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3535  64/11/21   ENUMCLAW WASH       N AMERICAN F51D     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N7715C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, 11340 TOTAL HOURS, 7
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-OIL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7715C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7715C), registered now, S/N 44-84961A, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N AMERICAN F51D
- Registry model: [North American F-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (registry code 6402309) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Packard LIBERTY](https://openairdocs.org/engine/packard-liberty) (registry code 49501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7715C (1)

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 LAX79FXQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FXQ37), Sep 16, 1979: N American P-51D (N7715C), Reno, NV, 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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