# N51DY: 2005 Thomson Malcolm THUNDER MUSTANG

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thomson Malcolm THUNDER MUSTANG](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomson-malcolm-thunder-mustang) (registry code 056193Q, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: DITM019
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Papa 51 Ltd Co THUNDER MUSTANG
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 2005
- Certificate issued: January 3, 2013
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A65F78
- Registered owner: [Nurya LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NURYA%20LLC)
- Location: [Johns Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Johns%20Island)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6852° N, 80.0910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51DY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51DY

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 (Thomson Malcolm THUNDER MUSTANG)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N51DY.

## NTSB investigations on N51DY 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 DEN91DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91DQA01), Nov 10, 1990: Young 2/3 Scale (N51DY), Alamogordo, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N51DY.

## 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 N51DY

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N51DY before.

- [Cancelled 1991-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51DY-1991-05-03): Young Ira M P51D, S/N EXP001A. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Young Ira M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YOUNG%20IRA%20M), [Capitan, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Capitan)

## Related

- Other Thomson Malcolm THUNDER MUSTANG aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thomson-malcolm-thunder-mustang/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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