# N151WR: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 17, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=151WR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151WR

## Aircraft that carried N151WR

- [Cancelled 2020-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151WR-2020-04-17): Balz Gunther W TM-1 THUNDER MUSTANG, S/N 24, built 2001. Owner: [Richards Wayne D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDS%20WAYNE%20D), [North Hollywood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/North%20Hollywood)

## NTSB investigations on N151WR (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 WPR20FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA057), Jan 4, 2020: Thunder Mustang TM-1 (N151WR), Santa Clarita, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Engine detonation that resulted in material deformation of the crankcase and led to engine failure and restricted cockpit visibility.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N151WR (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20200104003219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200104003219A), Jan 4, 2020: Balz Gunther W TM-1 THUNDER MUSTANG (N151WR), Santa Clarita, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After departure, the pilot reported to the vny tower that he had smoke out of the right stack. The pilot then stated he could not see anything and was going to…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.