Glider

N51FW

1976 Peterson Sailplane-Poly Ind. J-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
005
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Rapid City, SD
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Registration record

N51FW on the FAA register

Type
1976 Peterson Sailplane-Poly Ind. J-4
Serial
005
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rapid City, SD
Certificate issued
2017-11-14
Airworthiness date
1976-07-23
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A65FA8
Mode S (octal)
51457650
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N51FW to the current registrant.
  • 1976-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1972-07-14
    N51FW previously assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN Otter (s/n 51); cancelled.
Overview

About N51FW

N51FW is a 1976 Peterson Sailplane-Poly Ind. J-4, serial number 005. It is registered to co-owners in Rapid City, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated July 23, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51FW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51FW.

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.