Single-engine piston

N551EV

2024 Homebuilt SW-51

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2024
Serial
017
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 916 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ldg Mustang LLC (LLC)
Based
Murrells Inlet, SC
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Registration record

N551EV on the FAA register

Type
2024 Homebuilt SW-51
Serial
017
Engines
Rotax 916 IS
Registered owner
Ldg Mustang LLC
Murrells Inlet, SC
Certificate issued
2024-07-17
Airworthiness date
2024-07-01
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A7039A
Mode S (octal)
51601632
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

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-10
    Accident at Iron Station, NC; damage: minor.
  • 2024-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N551EV.
  • 2024-07-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N551EV

N551EV is a 2024 Homebuilt SW-51, serial number 017. The FAA register lists Ldg Mustang LLC as the registrant in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 916 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 1, 2024.

N551EV has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-04-10 Accident · Iron Station, NC Damage: Minor Serious injury NTSB · ERA26LA169
Reported aircraft: Eric Vargosko SW-51
Preliminary report: On April 10, 2026, about 1732 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur built SW-51 airplane, N551EV, sustained minor damage when it was involved in an accident near Iron Station, North Carolina. The front seat pilot sustained minor injuries, and the back seat pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The front seat pilot and owner reported that a new propeller had been installed on the airplane two days before the accident flight. The morning of the accident flight he was informed by the back seat pilot that flight testing with the new propeller had been accomplished. That afternoon they departed…
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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.