Single-engine piston

N551DR

2025 51 Heritage SW-51

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2025
Serial
SW-51-034
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 916 IS A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
51 Heritage LLC (LLC)
Based
Edgerton, WI
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Registration record

N551DR on the FAA register

Type
2025 51 Heritage SW-51
Serial
SW-51-034
Engines
Rotax 916 IS A
Registered owner
51 Heritage LLC
Edgerton, WI
Certificate issued
2026-03-06
Airworthiness date
2026-08-28
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A7037D
Mode S (octal)
51601575
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Scalewings Aircraft Gmbh SW-51
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2026-03-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N551DR to the current registrant.
  • 2025
    Manufactured (2025).
  • 2018-06-26
    N551DR previously assigned to a Homebuilt SZD-55-1 (s/n 551192039); cancelled.
  • 2016-08-06
    Accident at Channahon, IL; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N551DR

N551DR is a 2025 51 Heritage SW-51, serial number SW-51-034. The FAA register lists 51 Heritage LLC as the registrant in Edgerton, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 6, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 916 IS A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 28, 2026.

N551DR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-08-06 Accident · Channahon, IL Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN16FA308
Reported aircraft: PZL SZD 55-1
Probable cause: The glider pilot's failure to maintain adequate pitch control while being towed and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed control after releasing from the towline, which resulted in the glider exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude.

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.