Single-engine piston

N51JM

2022 Homebuilt AL18

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2022
Serial
AL-340
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bennett Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Lafayette, LA
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Registration record

N51JM on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt AL18
Serial
AL-340
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Bennett Aviation LLC
Lafayette, LA
Certificate issued
2025-02-17
Airworthiness date
2022-07-11
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A65FEA
Mode S (octal)
51457752
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
American Legend Aircraft Co AL18
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-29
    Incident at Slaughter, Louisiana; damage: none.
  • 2025-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N51JM to the current registrant.
  • 2022-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2015-05-19
    N51JM previously assigned to a Gray JLM 007 (s/n 001); cancelled.
  • 2006-02-23
    N51JM previously assigned to a Homebuilt LIGHTING Bug (s/n 001); cancelled.
Overview

About N51JM

N51JM is a 2022 Homebuilt AL18, serial number AL-340. The FAA register lists Bennett Aviation LLC as the registrant in Lafayette, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

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 July 11, 2022.

N51JM has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-10-29 Incident · Slaughter, Louisiana Damage: None FAA preliminary notice
Reported aircraft: American Legend AL18
FAA remark: THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE.

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.