# N151WR: 2001 Balz Gunther W TM-1 THUNDER MUSTANG, registration cancelled 2020-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Balz Gunther W TM-1 THUNDER MUSTANG](https://openairdocs.org/model/balz-gunther-w-tm-1-thunder-mustang) (registry code 056111B)
- Serial number: 24
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Papa 51 Ltd Co THUNDER MUSTANG
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 2001
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2006
- Last registry action: January 15, 2018
- Mode S code: A0CFEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Richards Wayne D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDS%20WAYNE%20D)
- Location: [North Hollywood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/North%20Hollywood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2073° N, 118.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91605, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151WR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=151WR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151WR-2020-04-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Balz Gunther W TM-1 THUNDER MUSTANG: https://openairdocs.org/model/balz-gunther-w-tm-1-thunder-mustang.md

## 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 WPR20FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA057), Jan 4, 2020: Thunder Mustang TM-1 (N151WR), Santa Clarita, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Engine detonation that resulted in material deformation of the crankcase and led to engine failure and restricted cockpit visibility.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20200104003219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200104003219A), Jan 4, 2020: Balz Gunther W TM-1 THUNDER MUSTANG (N151WR), Santa Clarita, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After departure, the pilot reported to the vny tower that he had smoke out of the right stack. The pilot then stated he could not see anything and was going to…

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