N51SF — 1948 Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20

Aircraft record

Serial number

ES3613

Manufacturer

Hawker

Model

SEA FURY TMK 20

Year

1948

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Wright R3350-26wd

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N51SF →

Accident & incident history

1. LAX08LA271Aug 20, 2008Reno, NVNo injuries

   A ruptured center balance diaphragm that resulted in a loss of engine power during final approach and subsequent forced landing on a desert floor.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1948 Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20).

1. Apr 25, 2013deregistered — Cavanaugh Flight Museum

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N51SF was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1948 Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20 above.

• until Mar 1, 1985Dassault/sud FALCON 20C (s/n 012)

Frequently asked

Has N51SF been in an accident?

Yes. N51SF appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.

What kind of aircraft is N51SF?

N51SF is a 1948 Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number ES3613.