# NTSB Accident CHI97LA284
> **North American-Aero Classics P-51D** · 1997-09-06 · MONROE, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA284
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08807
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-06
- **Location:** MONROE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.910381, -83.379776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** North American-Aero Classics
- **Model:** P-51D
- **Registration:** N6345T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot operating the airplane with a known coolant leak, coolant exhaustion, overheating of the engine, and subsequent failure of a connecting rod, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to see the powerline.  The powerline was a related factor.

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