# N51BM: 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: October 30, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51BM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51BM

## Aircraft that carried N51BM

- [Cancelled 2014-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51BM-2014-10-30): Meyer Clair O 2/3 P-51B/C MUSTANG, S/N 1003, built 1980. Owner: [Sherbert John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERBERT%20JOHN%20M), [Florence, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Florence)

## NTSB investigations on N51BM (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 ERA14FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA289), Jun 13, 2014: Meyer Clair O 2/3 P 51B/C Mustang (N51BM), Marion, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's impact with terrain shortly after takeoff due to a physiological incapacitation of the pilot.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51BM (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 20140613009639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140613009639A), Jun 13, 2014: Meyer Clair O 2/3 P-51B/C MUSTANG (N51BM), Mullins, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. According to a witness the airplane was observed departing runway 22 at mao about 1300. The airplane flew "straight out" and climbed to an altitude of "1000…

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