Single-engine piston

N51MX

1945 Homebuilt F-51D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
45-11559
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rolls-Royce V-1650-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Black Pearl Fighters LLC (LLC)
Based
Buffalo, NY
Registration record

N51MX on the FAA register

Type
1945 Homebuilt F-51D
Serial
45-11559
Engines
Rolls-Royce V-1650-7
Registered owner
Black Pearl Fighters LLC
Buffalo, NY
Certificate issued
2015-01-29
Airworthiness date
2014-12-23
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Limited
Mode S (hex)
A6603F
Mode S (octal)
51460077
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N51MX.
  • 2014-12-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (limited category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N51MX

N51MX is a 1945 Homebuilt F-51D, serial number 45-11559. The FAA register lists Black Pearl Fighters LLC as the registrant in Buffalo, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2015 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is limited category, dated December 23, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51MX.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51MX.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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