Aircraft Description
N51RT is a 1944 North American F-51D, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Royal Air Force Museum American Foundation in Washington, DC. This aircraft holds a limited airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 13, 1961. The registration certificate was issued on September 8, 2006. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2028. Powered by a Pkrd-roll V1650 SERIES engine producing 1490 horsepower, N51RT is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6609F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N51RT was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 36.9886, -120.1120 on September 4, 2024. The FAA registry record for N51RT was last updated on June 16, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
North American is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1,317 North American aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the F-51D model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N51RT. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC