N51689 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 407 built in 2007. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 8, 2009 when the aircraft was exported to Germany. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Bell 407 cancelled October 8, 2009
- Serial number
- 53763
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2007
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- August 13, 2007
- Last FAA action
- August 15, 2007
- Last owner
- Garuda Aviation LLC (Corporation)
Lafayette, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C cancelled December 31, 2002
- Serial number
- 1115
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 22, 2002
- Last FAA action
- October 22, 2002
- Last owner
- W R Aircraft LLC (Corporation)
Zeeland, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
Fairchild M-62A cancelled November 29, 1955
- Serial number
- T42-3767
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 25, 1950
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Dresser Aviation Service INC (Corporation)
Terre Haute, IN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N51689
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom 280C · serial 1115
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wires. Additional factors were the transmission wires and the sunglare.
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