# N51BV: Vasey 75 P51D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vasey 75 P51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/vasey-75-p51d) (registry code 1690433, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Ford CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (registry code 26701)
- Serial number: 7551-1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1986
- Certificate issued: February 25, 2020
- Expires: February 28, 2027
- Mode S code: A65F43
- Registered owner: [Pieper Patrick G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIEPER%20PATRICK%20G)
- Location: [Keene, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Keene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2222° N, 118.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93531, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51BV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51BV

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 (Vasey 75 P51D)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Ford CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N51BV.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N51BV.

## Reports on N51BV not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N51BV, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19890902033439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033439I), Sep 2, 1989: Amtrst P51AMTR (N51BV), Russell, KS, Minor damage. Complete engine failure shortly after take off. Returned. Cause of engine failure has not been determined.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Vasey 75 P51D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vasey-75-p51d/aircraft.md
- The Ford CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion.md

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