# N51VS: 2004 Smith Owen I STEWART S51D, registration cancelled 2011-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Smith Owen I STEWART S51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-owen-i-stewart-s51d) (registry code 05608ZB)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 162
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Stewart 51 Inc S-51D
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 26, 2000
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A66102
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Owen I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20OWEN%20I)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0353° N, 118.4265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90064, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51VS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51VS-2011-12-19

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 Smith Owen I STEWART S51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-owen-i-stewart-s51d.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 LAX08LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA263), Aug 9, 2008: Smith Stewart S51D (N51VS), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB LAX04CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA316), Sep 12, 2004: Smith S-51D (N51VS), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare, failure to correct the descent rate, and failure to execute a go-around during an unstablized landing approach.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20080809845539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809845539A), Aug 9, 2008: STEWARTS51D (N51VS), Oxnard, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) While on approach to Oxnard Airport runway 26 approximately 1/2 mile from the runway the aircraft engine lost power which caused loss of altitude. Due to…
- [Accident 20040912030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040912030039A), Sep 12, 2004: Amtr S51D (N51VS), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft impacted runway on landing about 700' from the approach end and slid off right side of runway.

## Other aircraft with N51VS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51VS): Owen I Smith BEARHAWK PATROL, S/N 128, built 2013

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