# N6518D: North American F-51, registration cancelled 1971-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American F-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51) (registry code 6402308)
- Serial number: 44-63872
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 5, 1969
- Mode S code: A893E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Kuchinsky Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUCHINSKY%20THOMAS%20J)
- Location: [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6518D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6518D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6518D-1971-10-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 F-51: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51.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 FTW70FRG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRG56), Jun 27, 1970: N American P-51 (N6518D), Harlingen, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N6518D

- [Cancelled 2013-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6518D-2013-08-20): Cessna 172N, S/N 17272840, built 1979. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Laredo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Laredo)

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