# N251D: North American F-51D, registration cancelled 2009-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [North American F-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (registry code 6402309)
- Engine: [Pkrd-Roll V1650 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (registry code 49001)
- Serial number: 44-74589N
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1967
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A25B80
- Owner when cancelled: [Ratliff Marshall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATLIFF%20MARSHALL)
- Location: [Battle Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Battle%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2794° N, 85.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49015, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=251D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251D-2009-10-14

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 North American F-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d.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 CHI68F0341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0341), Sep 16, 1967: N.American P-51 (N251D), Hastings, MI, destroyed

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