N51K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Fighter Escort Wings Ltd P-51D built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 9, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N51K is reserved by a private party since July 29, 2020. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on May 29, 2027.
Fighter Escort Wings Ltd P-51D cancelled October 9, 2012
- Serial number
- 001
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 12, 1992
- Last FAA action
- September 10, 2007
- Last owner
- Fighter Escort Wings Limited (Corporation)
Gene Autry, OK - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
War Aircraft Replicas P51 cancelled October 28, 1991
- Serial number
- 001
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 19, 1988
- Last FAA action
- July 20, 1988
- Last owner
- War Aircraft Replicas INC (Corporation)
Santa Paula, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N51K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fighter Escort Wings LTD P-51D · serial 001
THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER SPEED UNIT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: War Replicas P-51 · serial 001
THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE AILERON CONTROLS OF THIS HOMEBUILT ACFT BY THE PILOT/MANUFACTURER WHICH LED TO THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE.
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