Aircraft Description
N551B is a 1948 Bay Aviation SUPER V, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Warbirds of The World Air Museum in Los Lunas, NM. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 15, 1961. The registration certificate was issued on October 30, 1998. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N551B is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A7033B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N551B 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.
Aviat Aircraft, based in Afton, Wyoming, manufactures the Husky A-1C and Pitts Special aerobatic biplane. The Husky is one of the most popular modern bush planes, while the Pitts remains an icon of aerobatic competition. AviatorDB tracks 2 Bay Aviation aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the SUPER V model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N551B. 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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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC