N51717 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech C-45. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 23, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Beech C-45 cancelled August 23, 2013
- Serial number
- 2252
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 12, 2004
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
El Mirage, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Enstrom F-28C cancelled February 23, 1994
- Serial number
- 418
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 14, 1987
- Last FAA action
- January 19, 1994
- Last owner
- Valley Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Grain Valley, MO - Airworthiness
- None on file
Fairchild M-62A cancelled December 2, 1948
- Serial number
- T43-5313
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 10, 1945
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Frank T Mcqueen (Individual)
Martinsburg, WV - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N51717
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom F-28C · serial 418
THE NUT BACKING OFF THE CONNECTING ROD BOLT RESULTING IN ROD FAILURE. A FACTOR INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAKE A RUN ON 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