# N51079: 1994 Adams T/Adams B/Adams B ADAMS/THORPE T-18

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams T/Adams B/Adams B ADAMS/THORPE T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-t-adams-b-adams-b-adams-thorpe-t-18) (registry code 05620NX, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 988
- Year built: 1994
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 2007
- Certificate issued: June 7, 2024
- Expires: June 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A664DE
- Registered owner: [Smith Paul S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20PAUL%20S)
- Location: [Taylorsville, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Taylorsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6536° N, 111.9621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84129, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51079

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 (Adams T/Adams B/Adams B ADAMS/THORPE T-18)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 LAX94LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA273), Jul 3, 1994: Adams Thorpe T-18 (N51079), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A VAPOR LOCK INDUCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INADEQUATE THERMAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES. SOFT TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19940703017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940703017469A), Jul 3, 1994: Amtrth THORPT18 (N51079), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed off airport. Nosed over soft soil. Unshielded fuel line and auto fuel vapor locked.

## 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 N51079

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N51079 before.

- [Cancelled 1990-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51079-1990-04-23): Cessna 150J, S/N 15069749. Second triennial mailing, no response

## Related

- Other Adams T/Adams B/Adams B ADAMS/THORPE T-18 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-t-adams-b-adams-b-adams-thorpe-t-18/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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