# Classic S-51D

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05604D8
- Manufacturer (registry): CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP
- Model: S-51D
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-s-51d

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 MIA99FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA159), May 20, 1999: Classic S-51D (N25VV), Tamarac, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power caused by the malfunctioning landing gear, which blocked the radiator scoop, leading to increased fuel temperature and the subsequent vapor lock condition and fuel…

## 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 19990520005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990520005479A), May 20, 1999: Amtr S51D (N25VV), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot reported that the acft engine failed, and the acft crashed approximately 5 miles west of the arpt, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Patrick L Stanley S51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/patrick-l-stanley-s51d): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560546
- [Peck John A S-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/peck-john-a-s-51d): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560692
- [Wahl Robert H S-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/wahl-robert-h-s-51d): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607Q4
- [Stewart 51 S51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-51-s51d): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610JP
- [Gessley Donald W S-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/gessley-donald-w-s-51d): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05611RI
- [Millard Richard N S 51 D](https://openairdocs.org/model/millard-richard-n-s-51-d): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617F8
- [Krejci Jim S-51-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/krejci-jim-s-51-d): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05602AW
- [Mcshurley Brian Alan S-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcshurley-brian-alan-s-51d): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056036H
- [Howard S-51-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-s-51-d): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0561364
- [Stewart S-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-s-51d): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0562741

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