Models / North American / F-51 / N351B Aircraft record N351B 1946 North American F-51 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Sep 1989) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Apr 30, 2030 NTSB events 1 destroyed, 1989 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Warbirds 3 LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued Apr 8, 2020
Expires Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness Limited
Airworthiness date Jun 15, 2021 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer North American
Model F-51
Year 1946
Serial number 44-73142
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 1
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A3E89D Engine
Make and model Pkrd-Roll V1650 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 1490 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2020 – now Warbirds 3 LLC Kalispell, MT · current 1982 – 2013 Individual owner Columbus, OH · different airframe: 1963 Beechcraft 65 S/N Lc-153 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed Sep 6, 1989 · Denton, TX THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETECT WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING THE PREFLIGHT WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER.
Damage Destroyed
Injuries Fatal
Report FTW89DPA04 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW89DPA04)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record