# N51K: War Aircraft Replicas P51, registration cancelled 1991-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [War Aircraft Replicas P51](https://openairdocs.org/model/war-aircraft-replicas-p51) (registry code 1690476)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 19, 1988
- Last registry action: July 20, 1988
- Mode S code: A65FF7
- Owner when cancelled: [War Aircraft Replicas Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAR%20AIRCRAFT%20REPLICAS%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3868° N, 119.0941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93060, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51K-1991-10-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 War Aircraft Replicas P51: https://openairdocs.org/model/war-aircraft-replicas-p51.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 LAX89DVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVD02), Feb 4, 1989: War Replicas P-51 (N51K), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE AILERON CONTROLS OF THIS HOMEBUILT ACFT BY THE PILOT/MANUFACTURER WHICH LED TO THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

## 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 19890204001999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204001999A), Feb 4, 1989: Wara/C P51HALFSIZE (N51K), Tracy, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Developed aileron flutter and lost control on high speed pass. Aileron bellcranks installed incorrectly.

## Other aircraft with N51K

- [Cancelled 2012-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51K-2012-10-09): Fighter Escort Wings P-51D, S/N 001, built 1992. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fighter Escort Wings Limited](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIGHTER%20ESCORT%20WINGS%20LIMITED), [Gene Autry, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Gene%20Autry)

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