# N51SK: 1994 Sisk BD-5, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sisk BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/sisk-bd-5) (registry code 1130743)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1632
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1994
- Certificate issued: January 16, 1975
- Last registry action: February 1, 2005
- Mode S code: A660B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Sisk Vadie G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SISK%20VADIE%20G)
- Location: [Lake Geneva, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Lake%20Geneva)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5582° N, 88.4519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53147, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51SK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51SK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51SK-2014-10-14

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 Sisk BD-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/sisk-bd-5.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 CHI96LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA225), Jul 1, 1996: Sisk BD-5 (N51SK), Lake Geneva, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff, while there was sufficient runway remaining. The high temperature and calm wind were related factors.

## 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 19960701016029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701016029A), Jul 1, 1996: Amtr BD5 (N51SK), Lake Geneva, WI, Destroyed. Struck an airport boundary fence and car on takeoff. (.4)the experimental BD-5 aircraft had been towed to the run-up area in preparation for a heavy weight…

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