# N51EZ: 1986 Spencer Gary/Charlene LONG EZE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Spencer Gary/Charlene LONG EZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/spencer-gary-charlene-long-eze) (registry code 0569082, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1534
- Year built: 1986
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 10, 2001
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1986
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A65F92
- Registered owners: [Spencer Gary E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPENCER%20GARY%20E), [Spencer Charlene J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPENCER%20CHARLENE%20J)
- Location: [Ridgecrest, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ridgecrest)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6285° N, 117.6640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgecrest, CA, 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=51EZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51EZ

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 (Spencer Gary/Charlene LONG EZE)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 DEN00LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA132), Jul 17, 2000: Spencer Long EZE (N51EZ), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the coolant recovery system, resulting in overheating of the engine. A factor was the soft ground on which the forced landing was made.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20000717012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000717012879A), Jul 17, 2000: Amtr LONGEZE (N51EZ), Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) A long eze, N51EZ piloted by[privacy data omitted]departed rwy 25 at Farmington, NM airport at approx 1350 local time on July 17, 2000 when the engine…

## 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 Spencer Gary/Charlene LONG EZE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/spencer-gary-charlene-long-eze/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.