# NTSB UNK65X1322: North AM P51D, N2251D, Myrtle Beach, SC, January 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1965
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC · MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Location: 33.7104° N, 78.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7104&lon=-78.8860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1322
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1322

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2251D-1999-01-29), registration cancelled 1999-01-29, S/N 44-74427 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AM P51D
- Registry model: [North American F-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (registry code 6402309) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Myrtle Beach Afb

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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