Single-engine piston

N251RB

1984 Homebuilt Glasair

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
408
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marrero, LA
Registration record

N251RB on the FAA register

Type
1984 Homebuilt Glasair
Serial
408
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marrero, LA
Certificate issued
2012-08-16
Airworthiness date
1984-12-28
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A25CAE
Mode S (octal)
50456256
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N251RB to the current registrant.
  • 2002-01-07
    N251RB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Experimental 3/4 P51 (s/n 475098RB); cancelled.
  • 1984-12-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N251RB

N251RB is a 1984 Homebuilt Glasair, serial number 408. It is registered to an individual in Marrero, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 28, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N251RB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-06-16 Accident · Conestee, SC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA01LA164
Reported aircraft: Broyles P51 — a different aircraft that carried the N251RB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Partial loss of engine power due to an engine cylinder experiencing detonation resulting in a forced landing to none suitable terrain.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.