North American P-51D N151DM
18 September 1982 · Reno, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1982 at about 22:30 local time, a North American P-51D registered N151DM, operated by Daniel Martin, was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stead Afb (4SD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- North American P-51D
- Registration
- N151DM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Daniel Martin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reno → Reno
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA349
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ENGINE FAILED & CAUGHT FIRE DURING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES. THE PLT STATED HE WAS PRE-OCCUPIED TRYING TOPUT OUT THE ENGINE FIRE & TURNED BASE TOO LATE. THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY ON A POORLY GRADED ROAD & THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American P-51D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1984 | North American P-51D | New Haven, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jul 1984 | North American P-51D | Carbondale, Colorado, United States | Earl Ketchen | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Sep 1985 | North American P-51D | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1987 | North American P-51D | Ludington, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Apr 1989 | North American P-51D | Travis Afb, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1989 | North American P-51D | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1982 | Cessna P-210N | Reno, Nevada, United States | David J. Doke & Kathleen M. DO | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1982 | Cessna T-210L | Reno, Nevada, United States | George Hutchins-Dba Equipment | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177B | Elko, Nevada, United States | Long Beach Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1982 | Omac 1 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Omac, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Aviation World | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1982 | Cessna 182P | Reno, Nevada, United States | Annaliese & F.k. Odencrantz | Minor injuries | - |