Single-engine piston

N51101

Homebuilt RV-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
23985
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sweitz-Air Iinc (Corporation)
Based
Stewartstown, PA
Registration record

N51101 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt RV-6
Serial
23985
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D1A
Registered owner
Sweitz-Air Iinc
Stewartstown, PA
Certificate issued
2022-10-27
Airworthiness date
2007-08-15
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A66798
Mode S (octal)
51463630
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N51101 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2003-05-28
    N51101 previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-802A (s/n 802A-0154); cancelled.
  • 1993-10-21
    N51101 previously assigned to a Cessna 172P Skyhawk (s/n 17274267); cancelled.
Overview

About N51101

N51101 is a Homebuilt RV-6, serial number 23985. The FAA register lists Sweitz-Air Iinc as the registrant in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 27, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-D1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 15, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N51101. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-11-17 Accident · Atlantic Ocean, AO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA91LA027
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172P — a different aircraft that carried the N51101 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DELAY OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE AND, AS A RESULT, HE DITCHED THE AIRPLANE NEAR A BOAT DUE TO A LOW FUEL SUPPLY.

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.