UNK65X1322

NTSB accident investigation · North AM P51D · Myrtle Beach, SC · January 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 20, 1965
Place
Myrtle Beach, SC · MYRTLE BEACH, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2251DNorth AM P51D
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180075

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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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3-0159  65/1/20    MYRTLE BEACH SC     NORTH AM P51D       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 7000
        TIME - 1430                    N2251D              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYRTLE BEACH AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2251D
Reported as
North AM P51D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Myrtle Beach Afb

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.