# N6168C: 1944 North American P-51D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d) (registry code 6402319, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce V-1650-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-v-1650-7) (registry code 54558)
- Serial number: 44-73704
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 2019
- Certificate issued: June 26, 2026
- Expires: June 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A8087B
- Registered owner: [Platinum Fighter Sales LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLATINUM%20FIGHTER%20SALES%20LLC)
- Location: [Redondo Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redondo%20Beach)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8300° N, 118.3871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90277, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6168C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6168C

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 (North American P-51D)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rolls-Royce V-1650-7)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA69F0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0111), Aug 10, 1968: N American F-51D (N6168C), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N6168C.

## Reports on N6168C not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N6168C, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19830821051209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821051209I), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 321 (N6168C), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear jammed in wheel well. Steering bellcrank bolts had sheared. Assembly missing. Broke nose gear linkage.

## 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.

## Related

- Other North American P-51D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d/aircraft.md
- The Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-v-1650-7.md

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