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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N51XT

N51XT is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Puhl M E/Jensen B GENESIS. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Puhl M E/Jensen B GENESIS cancelled May 15, 2015

Serial number
051
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 3, 1997
Last FAA action
November 12, 2003
Last owner
Puhl Michael E (Individual)
Hartford, WI
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N51XT

IAD02LA089Accident on August 25, 2002 at Petersburg, WV: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Puhl Genesis · serial 051

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed after a loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors included the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the transmission wires in the pilot's glide path.

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