# N51RD: 2007 Skystar SERIES 7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Skystar SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/skystar-series-7) (registry code 05902KE, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: S70302022
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 2007
- Certificate issued: May 29, 2007
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A66091
- Registered owner: [Whitman Rodney A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITMAN%20RODNEY%20A)
- Location: [Wimberley, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wimberley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0387° N, 98.1596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78676, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51RD

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Skystar SERIES 7)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N51RD.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N51RD.

## Reports on N51RD not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N51RD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 20050705015359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050705015359I), Jul 5, 2005: Piper PA31T (N51RD), Dothan, AL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot could not lower the aircraft's nose gear. The aircraft landed gear up. The post flight inspection revealed that the shimmy dampner broke on…

## 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 N51RD

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N51RD before.

- [Cancelled 1991-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51RD-1991-03-15): Dunbar Robinson A KR, S/N 2991. Owner: [Dunbar Robinson A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNBAR%20ROBINSON%20A), [Mt Clemens, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Mt%20Clemens)

## Related

- Other Skystar SERIES 7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/skystar-series-7/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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