Twin piston

N551B

1948 Bay Aviation Super V

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
SV113-D-1569
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Warbirds of the World Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Los Lunas, NM
Registration record

N551B on the FAA register

Type
1948 Bay Aviation Super V
Serial
SV113-D-1569
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Warbirds of the World Air Museum
Los Lunas, NM
Certificate issued
1998-10-30
Airworthiness date
1961-09-15
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7033B
Mode S (octal)
51601473
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N551B.
  • 1961-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N551B

N551B is a 1948 Bay Aviation Super V, serial number SV113-D-1569. The FAA register lists Warbirds of the World Air Museum as the registrant in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 1998 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O&VO-360 series engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 15, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N551B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N551B.

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

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