# N51311: 2003 Northwing Design APACHE SPORT, registration cancelled 2017-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Northwing Design APACHE SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-design-apache-sport) (registry code 05901DR)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 41746
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2006
- Last registry action: August 11, 2014
- Mode S code: A66F29
- Owner when cancelled: [Waterhouse Buzz](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATERHOUSE%20BUZZ)
- Location: [Taos, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Taos)
- Physical address: [Arrovo Hondo, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Arrovo%20Hondo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3516° N, 105.4365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87571, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51311
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51311-2017-08-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Northwing Design APACHE SPORT: https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-design-apache-sport.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 CEN15FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA277), Jun 18, 2015: Northwing Design Apache Sport (N51311), Taos, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The powered-lift aircraft's departure from controlled flight for reasons that could not be determined from the available information.

## 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 20150618009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150618009899A), Jun 18, 2015: Northwing Design APACHE SPORT (N51311), Taos, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot departed Taos, NM (kskx) on a local flight at approximately 0740 MDT. After departure from runway 22, witnesses observed the aircraft make a 90…

## Other aircraft with N51311

- [Cancelled 2003-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51311-2003-11-14): Cessna 150J, S/N 15069915, built 1968. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Nichols Dennis C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20DENNIS%20C), [Basehor, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Basehor)

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