# N51DR: 1997 Ross Richard REVOLUTION  MINI 500

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ross Richard REVOLUTION  MINI 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-richard-revolution-mini-500) (registry code 05603YJ, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 147
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 9, 1997
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2013
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A65F71
- Registered owner: [Gibson Lawrence D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBSON%20LAWRENCE%20D)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9789° N, 82.0159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33811, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51DR

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 (Ross Richard REVOLUTION  MINI 500)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N51DR.

## NTSB investigations on N51DR not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI75FEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE05), Jul 28, 1974: Jurca P-51 (N51DR), Blue Island, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N51DR.

## Reports on N51DR not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N51DR, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19740728026319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728026319A), Jul 28, 1974: Amtrxp CUBETTEA* (N51DR), Blue Island, IL, Substantial damage. Geschwender-ford gf V/8-2-351 eng. Turned back to arpt. Mntnd nose dn attitude to avoid stall.

## 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 Ross Richard REVOLUTION  MINI 500 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-richard-revolution-mini-500/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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