# N51SB: 1968 Bell Helicopter Textron Canada UH-1D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada UH-1D](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-uh-1d) (registry code 118140A, 6 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming T53-L-13B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13b) (registry code 41220)
- Serial number: 8130
- Year built: 1968
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 2026
- Certificate issued: October 11, 2025
- Expires: October 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A660A8
- Registered owner: [Rice Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICE%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Kerrville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kerrville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0357° N, 99.1652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78028, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51SB

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 (Bell Helicopter Textron Canada UH-1D)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming T53-L-13B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N51SB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N51SB.

## Reports on N51SB not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N51SB, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19950520012219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950520012219I), May 20, 1995: Namer P51D (N51SB), Kenosha, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: during our investigation it was found that pilot, steve bolander, started his airplane on the hangar ramp checked out the sys. Called Kenosha ground…

## 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 N51SB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N51SB before.

- [Cancelled 2013-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51SB-2013-02-19): Cessna O-2A, S/N 67-21375, built 1967. Exported to Canada. Owner: [C & J Aviation Partners LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20%26%20J%20AVIATION%20PARTNERS%20LLC), [Camarillo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Camarillo)
- [Cancelled 1990-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51SB-1990-02-07): Beech 76, S/N ME58. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Bell Helicopter Textron Canada UH-1D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-uh-1d/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming T53-L-13B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13b.md

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