# N79111: North American/Aero Classics P-51D, registration cancelled 2020-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Assigned, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [North American/Aero Classics P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (registry code 6402304)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 44-15651
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1980
- Last registry action: August 28, 2019
- Mode S code: AABE51
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero-Trans Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO-TRANS%20CORP)
- Location: [Ocala, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ocala)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79111
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79111-2020-03-01

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/Aero Classics P-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-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 WPR11MA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11MA454), Sep 16, 2011: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (N79111), Reno, NV, substantial damage, 11 fatal. Probable cause: The reduced stiffness of the elevator trim tab system that allowed aerodynamic flutter to occur at racing speeds. The reduced stiffness was a result of deteriorated locknut inserts that allowed the…
- [NTSB OAK71FXQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FXQ16), Sep 18, 1970: N.American P-51D (N79111), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## 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 20110916023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110916023789A), Sep 16, 2011: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (N79111), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 12 fatal. During the 3rd lap of the unlimited class Reno air race, a portion of the aircraft's elevator trim tab separated from the elevator causing the aircraft to…
- [Incident 19800904068669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904068669I), Sep 4, 1980: Namer P51D (N79111), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Engine stopped after takeoff. Probable cause of failure was the carburetor.

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