- Registered owner
- Auman James L
- Location
- Sandwich, IL
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 39
- Year built
- 2012
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- November 30, 2012
- Certificate issued
- October 22, 2007
- Expires
- July 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A669A6
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
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No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB ERA24LA255Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMadisonville, TNThe failure of the right main landing gear weldment due to fatigue cracking.NTSB CEN13LA103Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDekalb, ILThe improper engine overhaul by the airplane kit manufacturer, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20240608006399ALanding: Touchdown · Madisonville, TNUpon landing aircraft began to violently shimmy from side to side to which the pilot was unable to arrest with brakes or rudder input. Soon after the right wing collapsed and hit the runway to which the aircraft veered left off the runway and into the grass.…Accident 20121211027029ATakeoff: Climb Out · Dekalb, ILOn December 11, 2012 at 1545 CST, an experimental amatuer built aicraft, NX512JA, departing Dekalb Taylor municipal airport runway 20, lost power. The certificated pilot declared an emergency. The aircraft landed in a plowed corn field 1 mile from the end of…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N512JAGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Auman JL T-51 aircraft
STCs that may be installed
No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs change type-certificated designs, and this aircraft isn’t type certificated.