# N51K: 1992 Fighter Escort Wings P-51D, registration cancelled 2012-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fighter Escort Wings P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/fighter-escort-wings-p-51d) (registry code 05618YT)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 1994
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1992
- Last registry action: September 10, 2007
- Mode S code: A65FF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Fighter Escort Wings Limited](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIGHTER%20ESCORT%20WINGS%20LIMITED)
- Location: [Gene Autry, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Gene%20Autry)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2856° N, 97.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73436, within about a mile (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-2012-10-09

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 Fighter Escort Wings P-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/fighter-escort-wings-p-51d.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 FTW95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA040), Nov 10, 1994: Fighter Escort Wings P-51D (N51K), Seymour, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER SPEED UNIT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20020716023749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716023749I), Jul 16, 2002: Namer P51D (N51K), Ardmore, OK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was test flying aircraft at approximately 10000 feet over Ardmore airport when engine quit. The pilot tried restarting and engine would not…
- [Accident 19941110046559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941110046559A), Nov 10, 1994: Namer P51D (N51K), Seymour, TX, Substantial damage. Loud pop power loss. Landing gear collapsed landing rough terrain. Prop speed control unit failed.
- [Incident 19930722031779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722031779I), Jul 22, 1993: Namer P51D (N51K), Ardmore, OK, Minor damage. Lights indicated all gears were extended. Main gear not down. Landed main gear up.

## Other aircraft with N51K

- [Cancelled 1991-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51K-1991-10-28): War Aircraft Replicas P51, S/N 001. Owner: [War Aircraft Replicas Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAR%20AIRCRAFT%20REPLICAS%20INC), [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula)

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