Single-engine piston

N51FG

2002 Homebuilt Vans RV8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
44-14400
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Slidell, LA
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Registration record

N51FG on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Vans RV8
Serial
44-14400
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Slidell, LA
Certificate issued
2017-06-07
Airworthiness date
2002-09-13
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A65F9A
Mode S (octal)
51457632
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N51FG to the current registrant.
  • 2002-09-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1993-11-18
    N51FG previously assigned to a Beechcraft H18S / E18S (s/n BA324); cancelled.
Overview

About N51FG

N51FG is a 2002 Homebuilt Vans RV8, serial number 44-14400. It is registered to an individual in Slidell, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027.

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 September 13, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N51FG. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-06-08 Accident · Ypsilanti, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI93FA193
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N51FG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, FALSE INDICATION (ON/OFF) OF ATTITUDE INDICATOR, AND ATTITUDE INDICATOR SWITCHED OFF. FACTORS WERE FOG, LOW CEILING, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRPLANE.
1984-12-19 Accident · Bellesville, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI85FA072
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B-18S — a different aircraft that carried the N51FG registration before this airframe.

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.