North American F-51D — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026
There are 141 North American F-51D airframes on record (built 1944–1976), 49 currently registered. 2 have one or more NTSB accident records (2 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 25, 2026.
141
Airframes
49
Registered
1944–1976
Years
2
NTSB records
Recent North American F-51D accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing an acrobatic maneuver and his subsequent failure to recover from an inadvertent spin due to insufficient altitude.