# N51U: North American P-51D, registration cancelled 2013-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [North American P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d) (registry code 6402319)
- Serial number: 44-74204N
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1993
- Last registry action: April 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A660D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Speer William A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEER%20WILLIAM%20A%20JR)
- Location: [La Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7593° N, 116.9971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91941, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51U-2013-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 North American P-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX94LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA361), Sep 12, 1994: North American P-51D (N51U), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted forced landing. Factors in the accident were the failure of a propeller blade-feathering oil seal which leaked oil on the…
- [NTSB NYC90DNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA05), Sep 29, 1990: North American P-51D (N51U), Chatham, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCELERATED STALL AND LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.

## 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.

- [Accident 19940912026469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940912026469A), Sep 12, 1994: Namer P51D (N51U), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During qualifying air race pulled up and called mayday. Oil on windshield. Lost control. Prop oil seal ruptured.
- [Accident 19900929043229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929043229A), Sep 29, 1990: Namer P51D (N51U), Chatham, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made low,slow overhead approach. Pulled up in steep bank,rolled,recovered,stalled and crashed. Held acrobatic waiver
- [Incident 19791109055309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109055309I), Nov 9, 1979: Namer P51D (N51U), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Landed gear up on foamed runway. Right main gear up lock mechanism rod end bearing had broken, gear inop.

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