N51657 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 9, 2008 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C cancelled July 9, 2008
- Serial number
- 1097
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- January 24, 2007
- Last FAA action
- January 26, 2007
- Last owner
- Sanders William N (Co-owned)
Fruita, CO - Airworthiness
- None on file
Curtiss Wright C-46D cancelled October 26, 1966
- Serial number
- 32933
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Thailand
- Certificate issued
- August 2, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Tradewinds Crago INC (Corporation)
Hialeah, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Douglas C-47A cancelled October 29, 1948
- Serial number
- 19524
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 28, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Pan American Airways INC (Corporation)
New York 17, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N51657
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom 280C · serial 1097
A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO ONE SET OF IGNITION POINTS BECOMING LOOSE DURING FLIGHT. FACTORS INCLUDED THE LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT AND MANEUVERING REQUIRED TO CONDUCT THE OPERATION AND THE RESULTING LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED 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