# N51TM: Papa 51 THUNDER MUSTANG

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Papa 51 THUNDER MUSTANG](https://openairdocs.org/model/papa-51-thunder-mustang) (registry code 05617CY, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 018
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Papa 51 Ltd Co THUNDER MUSTANG
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2019
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A660CB
- Registered owner: [Wills David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLS%20DAVID)
- Location: [Sylvania, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Sylvania)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7006° N, 83.7389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43560, 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=51TM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51TM

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 (Papa 51 THUNDER MUSTANG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N51TM.

## NTSB investigations on N51TM not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 ERA22LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA287), Jun 21, 2022: Mantell Allan T Lightning (N51TM), Canandaigua, NY, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s performance of an off-airport landing shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA16LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA296), Aug 20, 2016: Mantell Allan T Kitfox 4 1200 (N51TM), Canandaigua, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right rudder pedal torque tube due to fatigue, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing. Also causal to the accident was the airplane owner/builder's failure…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N51TM.

## Reports on N51TM not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N51TM, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20220621020789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220621020789A), Jun 21, 2022: Mantell Allan T LIGHTNING (N51TM), Canandaigua, NY, Minor damage. Arrived on scene at 1530 local. Pilot had been transported to hospital with serious injuries. A witness stated he observed a small plane heading southeast…
- [Accident 20160820014629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160820014629A), Aug 20, 2016: Mantell Allan T KITFOX 4-1200 (N51TM), Canandaigua, NY, Substantial damage. Upon landing the right rudder pedal broke and induced an uncontrolled landing/ground loop. Structure damage to the fuselage, wings and tail section.

## 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 N51TM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N51TM before.

- [Cancelled 1992-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51TM-1992-05-20): Turner/Martin TURNER-MARTIN, S/N TM1. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Turner Benjamin B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURNER%20BENJAMIN%20B), [Sweetwater, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sweetwater)

## Related

- Other Papa 51 THUNDER MUSTANG aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/papa-51-thunder-mustang/aircraft.md

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