# N51JM: 1990 Murphy J L LIGHTING BUG, registration cancelled 2006-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Murphy J L LIGHTING BUG](https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-j-l-lighting-bug) (registry code 05616DC)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1990
- Certificate issued: March 8, 1989
- Last registry action: January 12, 2006
- Mode S code: A65FEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Murphy J L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20J%20L)
- Location: [Cape Canaveral, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cape%20Canaveral)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4418° N, 80.5879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32920, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51JM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51JM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51JM-2006-02-23

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 Murphy J L LIGHTING BUG: https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-j-l-lighting-bug.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19910408015539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910408015539I), Apr 8, 1991: Amtr LIGHTINGBUG (N51JM), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Lost fuel pressure. Forced landing in field. Hit a cow with left wing tip.

## Other aircraft with N51JM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51JM): Darin Hart AL18, S/N AL-340, built 2022
- [Cancelled 2015-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51JM-2015-05-19): Gray JLM 007, S/N 001, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gray Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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