Single-engine piston

N51MJ

1991 Homebuilt Vans Tolle RV-6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
AT-5
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dayton, NV
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Registration record

N51MJ on the FAA register

Type
1991 Homebuilt Vans Tolle RV-6A (FAA: Tolle Alan E VANS TOLLE RV-6A)
Serial
AT-5
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dayton, NV
Certificate issued
2016-05-05
Airworthiness date
2009-07-21
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A66032
Mode S (octal)
51460062
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N51MJ to the current registrant.
  • 2009-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2000-02-10
    N51MJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt MJ 77 (s/n JR77794-01); cancelled.
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
Overview

About N51MJ

N51MJ is a 1991 Homebuilt Vans Tolle RV-6A (FAA model VANS TOLLE RV-6A), serial number AT-5. It is registered to an individual in Dayton, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 5, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 21, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N51MJ. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-03-08 Accident · Dayton, NV Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR15LA127
Reported aircraft: Jimenez Vans RV 7A — a different aircraft that carried the N51MJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of engine power during descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
1999-09-10 Accident · Owosso, MI Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CHI99LA337
Reported aircraft: Reichert MJ-77 — a different aircraft that carried the N51MJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight which resulted in a takeoff with the oil cap not secured and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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.