Single-engine piston

N51SM

Homebuilt Vans RV-9A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
90953
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Prospect Hill, NC
Registration record

N51SM on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Vans RV-9A
Serial
90953
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Prospect Hill, NC
Certificate issued
2024-05-16
Airworthiness date
2015-09-26
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A660B2
Mode S (octal)
51460262
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-9A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N51SM.
  • 2015-09-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N51SM

N51SM is a Homebuilt Vans RV-9A, serial number 90953. It is registered to an individual in Prospect Hill, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-E2D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 26, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51SM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51SM.

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.