# N51RW: Whelen R/Whelen J/DBA Flts STEWART S51

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Whelen R/Whelen J/DBA Flts STEWART S51](https://openairdocs.org/model/whelen-r-whelen-j-dba-flts-stewart-s51) (registry code 05606OZ, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 00173
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: June 6, 2000
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A660A2
- Registered owner: [Flights Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTS%20INC)
- Location: [Waldron, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Waldron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4586° N, 85.6694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46182, 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=51RW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51RW

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 (Whelen R/Whelen J/DBA Flts STEWART S51)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N51RW.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N51RW.

## Reports on N51RW not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N51RW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19951007037399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007037399I), Oct 7, 1995: Cessna 421B (N51RW), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed prior to tower opening. Runway and taxiway lights were not illuminated by pilot activation. Aircraft was taxiing off of runway 11…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N51RW not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N51RW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 95ZZZX936](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX936), Feb 6, 1995: IDLER BELLCRANK. BROKEN. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED INBOARD RIGHT MLG DOOR NOT RETRACTED. NOTED IDLER BELLCRANK BROKEN IN TWO. SUSPECT CRACK WAS DUE TO METAL FATIGUE FROM THE TENSI

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Whelen R/Whelen J/DBA Flts STEWART S51 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/whelen-r-whelen-j-dba-flts-stewart-s51/aircraft.md

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