# N51AJ: Wood A J SH 2, registration cancelled 2017-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Wood A J SH 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-a-j-sh-2) (registry code 056559P)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SN-391
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 25, 1989
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1988
- Last registry action: February 10, 2004
- Mode S code: A65F1F
- Owner when cancelled: [Wood Allen J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOD%20ALLEN%20J)
- Location: [Richmond, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Richmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4914° N, 95.7021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77469, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51AJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51AJ-2017-05-31

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 Wood A J SH 2: https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-a-j-sh-2.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 MIA98LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA245), Sep 10, 1998: Wood Glasair SH2 (N51AJ), Holly Hill, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, and his failure to perform a go-around. The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance during the landing is a contributing factor.

## 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 19980910023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980910023039A), Sep 10, 1998: Amtr GLASAIRIITD (N51AJ), Holly Hill, SC, Destroyed. (.4) The pilot had landed, and elected to abort and go around. According to witnesses, the airplane had landed long and could not make a complete stop on the…

## Other aircraft with N51AJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51AJ): Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2, S/N 1334
- [Cancelled 1980-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51AJ-1980-12-22): Gates Lear Jet 24D, S/N 24D273. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [American Jet Leasing DBA American Jet Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20JET%20LEASING%20DBA%20AMERICAN%20JET%20AVIATION), [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)

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