# N51VP: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 19, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51VP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51VP

## Aircraft that carried N51VP

- [Cancelled 2017-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51VP-2017-06-19): Hutson Richard M EVANS VOLKSPLANE VP2, S/N V2-1285, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hutson Richard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUTSON%20RICHARD%20M), [Trenton, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Trenton)

## NTSB investigations on N51VP (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 FTW89DPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPA04), Sep 6, 1989: North American F-51 (N51VP), Denton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETECT WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING THE PREFLIGHT WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51VP (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 19890906033919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033919A), Sep 6, 1989: Namer F51 (N51VP), Denton, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine faltered on climb out,stalled and cartwheeled on ground impact trying to return. Large amount water in fuel.

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