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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N51231

N51231 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 17, 2012 when the aircraft was exported to Tanzania. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172P cancelled September 17, 2012

Serial number
17274284
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1980
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Tanzania
Certificate issued
July 27, 2012
Last FAA action
July 27, 2012
Last owner
Seif Ali M (Individual)
East Lansing, MI
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna 150J cancelled July 2, 1973

Serial number
15069856
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
United Kingdom
Certificate issued
May 15, 1969
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
J Kenneth Forester INC (Corporation)
Teterboro, NJ
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N51231

ERA10CA241Accident on April 24, 2010 at Wurtsboro, NY: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274284

The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site