Models / Northwing Design / APACHE SPORT / N51311 Aircraft record N51311 2003 Northwing Design APACHE SPORT
Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 2015) · No ADs since 1998 matched
NTSB events 1 substantial, 2015 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner Individual owner
City, state Taos, NM
Certificate issued Aug 24, 2006
Canceled Aug 29, 2017
Airworthiness Experimental · Reg. Prior to 01/31/08
Airworthiness date Aug 4, 2007 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 Northwing Design
Model APACHE SPORT
Year 2003
Serial number 41746
Aircraft type Weight-shift-control
Category Land
Certification Light Sport
Seats 2
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A66F29 Engine
Make and model Rotax 582ser
Type 2 Cycle
Power 65 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2006 – 2017 Individual owner Taos, NM 2000 – 2003 Co-owners Basehor, KS · different airframe: 1968 Cessna 150j S/N 15069915 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 · substantial damage Jun 18, 2015 · Taos, NM The powered-lift aircraft's departure from controlled flight for reasons that could not be determined from the available information.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Fatal
Report CEN15FA277 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN15FA277)
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