# N12051: 1967 Blom TURBULENT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Blom TURBULENT](https://openairdocs.org/model/blom-turbulent) (registry code 05601CM, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 556
- Year built: 1967
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2009
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A056D3
- Registered owner: [Beltz Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELTZ%20RICHARD%20D)
- Location: [Lehighton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lehighton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8350° N, 75.6915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18235, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12051

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Blom TURBULENT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC70F0138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0138), Sep 6, 1969: Blom Turbnt (N12051), Dover, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N12051.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N12051

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12051 before.

- [Cancelled 1933-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12051-1933-06-17): Gordon E Rohloff ROHLOFF GLIDER, S/N 666. Owner: [Rohloff Gordon E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROHLOFF%20GORDON%20E), [New London, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/New%20London)

## Related

- Other Blom TURBULENT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/blom-turbulent/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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