Piston helicopter

N51DR

1997 Homebuilt Revolution MINI 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
147
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lakeland, FL
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Registration record

N51DR on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Revolution MINI 500 (FAA: Ross Richard REVOLUTION MINI 500)
Serial
147
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lakeland, FL
Certificate issued
2013-04-19
Airworthiness date
1997-01-09
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A65F71
Mode S (octal)
51457561
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N51DR.
  • 1997-01-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N51DR

N51DR is a 1997 Homebuilt Revolution MINI 500 (FAA model REVOLUTION MINI 500), serial number 147. It is registered to an individual in Lakeland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 2013 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 9, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N51DR. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-07-28 Accident · Blue Island,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2317
Reported aircraft: Jurca P-51 — a different aircraft that carried the N51DR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ARPT.MNTND NOSE DN ATTITUDE TO AVOID STALL.

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.