# N551X: 2002 Eldredge Kevin S51, registration cancelled 2012-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Eldredge Kevin S51](https://openairdocs.org/model/eldredge-kevin-s51) (registry code 05614DM)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 076
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2003
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A7052F
- Owner when cancelled: [Hambleton John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMBLETON%20JOHN%20A)
- Location: [Ocala, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ocala)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2444° N, 82.2750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34482, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=551X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551X-2012-04-12

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 Eldredge Kevin S51: https://openairdocs.org/model/eldredge-kevin-s51.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 ERA09LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA184), Mar 6, 2009: Kevin Eldredge Stewart (N551X), Ocala, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to contamination and clogging of the fuel system by a post-assembly fuel tank sealant.

## 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 20090306005079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090306005079A), Mar 6, 2009: Amtr S51D (N551X), Ocala, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) N551X departed leeward air ranch (FD04), made a crash landing on 03/06/09 at 14:45 at 3101 nw martin luther king ave Ocala, Florida after three passes…

## Other aircraft with N551X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551X): Thomas N Helm SONEX ONEX, S/N ONX0137, built 2021
- [Cancelled 1995-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551X-1995-07-10): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75267. Exported to Paraguay. Owner: [Parker Aviation Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20AVIATION%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Warren, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Warren)

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