# N51MB: 1990 Bony Melford A MB-1, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bony Melford A MB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bony-melford-a-mb-1) (registry code 05616R2)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 101
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1991
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1990
- Last registry action: January 6, 1994
- Mode S code: A6602B
- Owner when cancelled: [Melford A Bony](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELFORD%20A%20BONY)
- Location: [Prineville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Prineville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.1287° N, 120.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97754, within about 21 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51MB-2013-10-29

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 Bony Melford A MB-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bony-melford-a-mb-1.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 SEA95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA007), Oct 8, 1994: Bony MB-1 (N51MB), Madras, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE JAMMING OF THE RUDDER DURING DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE REMEDIAL…

## Other aircraft with N51MB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51MB): Moose CC JA35 SUPERSTOL XL, S/N JA735-08-24
- [Cancelled 1993-11-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51MB-1993-11-23): Tailwind W-8, S/N MB1. Owner: [Andersson Anders Ivan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSSON%20ANDERS%20IVAN), [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)

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