# N51SF: 1948 Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20, registration cancelled 2013-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2013
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-sea-fury-tmk-20) (registry code 4220120)
- Engine: [Wright R3350-26WD](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-26wd) (registry code 67059)
- Serial number: ES3613
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 9, 2006
- Certificate issued: January 29, 2009
- Last registry action: January 29, 2009
- Mode S code: A660AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Cavanaugh Flight Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVANAUGH%20FLIGHT%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51SF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51SF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51SF-2013-04-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20: https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-sea-fury-tmk-20.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 LAX08LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA271), Aug 20, 2008: Hawker Sea Fury TMK 20 (N51SF), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A ruptured center balance diaphragm that resulted in a loss of engine power during final approach and subsequent forced landing on a desert floor.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20080820843779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820843779A), Aug 20, 2008: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft lost power on downwind for runway 14 and the pilot landed short of the runway.
- [Incident 20080422831839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080422831839I), Apr 22, 2008: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on runway 15 at kads, while slowing down to exit the runway at taxiway f, the pilot reached to unlock the tail wheel. The bolts holding the…
- [Incident 20001107024629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001107024629I), Nov 7, 2000: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Springfield, IL. (-23) #.IGL1920010008 chip light came on and approx. 20 seconds later the engine started running rough. The pilot declared an emergency and diverted to spi and…
- [Incident 19980411026429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980411026429I), Apr 11, 1998: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Auburn, IN, Minor damage. While on a local pleasure flight engine lost power resulting in an emergency off airport landing. This took place at approximately 1330 EST, on April 11, 1998,…

## Other aircraft with N51SF

- [Cancelled 1985-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51SF-1985-03-01): Dassault/Sud FALCON 20C, S/N 012. Exported to Norway. Owner: [Bechtel Power Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECHTEL%20POWER%20CORP), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)

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