N51683 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 5, 2014. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C cancelled September 5, 2014
- Serial number
- 1110
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- February 12, 2014
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Fairchild M-62A cancelled July 30, 1952
- Serial number
- T42-3628
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1942
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 2, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Thompson Allen W (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N51683
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom Helicopter CORP 280C · serial 1110
The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor RPM during the takeoff run in a high density altitude environment, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with terrain.
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