Single-engine piston

N51EZ

1986 Homebuilt Long Eze

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1986
Serial
1534
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Ridgecrest, CA
Registration record

N51EZ on the FAA register

Type
1986 Homebuilt Long Eze
Serial
1534
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ridgecrest, CA
Certificate issued
1986-02-05
Airworthiness date
2001-01-10
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A65F92
Mode S (octal)
51457622
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-01-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2000-07-17
    Accident at Farmington, NM; damage: substantial.
  • 1986-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N51EZ.
Overview

About N51EZ

N51EZ is a 1986 Homebuilt Long Eze, serial number 1534. It is registered to co-owners in Ridgecrest, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 1986 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 10, 2001.

N51EZ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-07-17 Accident · Farmington, NM Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN00LA132
Reported aircraft: Spencer Long Eze
Probable cause: Failure of the coolant recovery system, resulting in overheating of the engine. A factor was the soft ground on which the forced landing was made.

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.