Single-engine piston

N51VS

2013 Homebuilt Bearhawk Patrol

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
128
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Aerosport O-375-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Clark Fork, ID
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Registration record

N51VS on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt Bearhawk Patrol
Serial
128
Engines
Aerosport O-375-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Clark Fork, ID
Certificate issued
2012-10-03
Airworthiness date
2013-09-05
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A66102
Mode S (octal)
51460402
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-09-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2012-10-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N51VS to the current registrant.
  • 2011-12-19
    N51VS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Stewart S51D (s/n 162); cancelled.
Overview

About N51VS

N51VS is a 2013 Homebuilt Bearhawk Patrol, serial number 128. It is registered to an individual in Clark Fork, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 3, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Aerosport O-375-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 5, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N51VS. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-08-09 Accident · Oxnard, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX08LA263
Reported aircraft: Smith Stewart S51D — a different aircraft that carried the N51VS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
2004-09-12 Accident · Lancaster, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX04CA316
Reported aircraft: Smith S-51D — a different aircraft that carried the N51VS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare, failure to correct the descent rate, and failure to execute a go-around during an unstablized landing approach.

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.