# N51BM: 1980 Meyer Clair O 2/3 P-51B/C MUSTANG, registration cancelled 2014-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Meyer Clair O 2/3 P-51B/C MUSTANG](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-clair-o-2-3-p-51b-c-mustang) (registry code 1690440)
- Engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-216](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1003
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2002
- Last registry action: June 10, 2014
- Mode S code: A65F3B
- Owner when cancelled: [Sherbert John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERBERT%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Florence, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Florence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1296° N, 79.6792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29505, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51BM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51BM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51BM-2014-10-30

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 Meyer Clair O 2/3 P-51B/C MUSTANG: https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-clair-o-2-3-p-51b-c-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 ERA14FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA289), Jun 13, 2014: Meyer Clair O 2/3 P 51B/C Mustang (N51BM), Marion, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's impact with terrain shortly after takeoff due to a physiological incapacitation of the pilot.

## 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 20140613009639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140613009639A), Jun 13, 2014: Meyer Clair O 2/3 P-51B/C MUSTANG (N51BM), Mullins, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. According to a witness the airplane was observed departing runway 22 at mao about 1300. The airplane flew "straight out" and climbed to an altitude of "1000…

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