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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N51311

N51311 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Northwing Design APACHE SPORT built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 29, 2017. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Northwing Design APACHE SPORT cancelled August 29, 2017

Serial number
41746
Type
Weight-shift control · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2003
Last status
First notice for registration renewal
Certificate issued
August 24, 2006
Last FAA action
August 11, 2014
Last owner
Waterhouse Buzz (Individual)
Taos, NM
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Cessna 150J cancelled November 14, 2003

Serial number
15069915
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1968
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 13, 2000
Last FAA action
September 16, 2003
Last owner
Nichols Dennis C (Co-owned)
Basehor, KS
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N51311

CEN15FA277Accident on June 18, 2015 at Taos, NM: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Northwing Design APACHE SPORT · serial 41746

The powered-lift aircraft's departure from controlled flight for reasons that could not be determined from the available information.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site