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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N51843

N51843 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes OH-6A. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

N51843 is reserved by a private party since May 9, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Hughes OH-6A cancelled May 9, 2022

Serial number
6916057
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 31, 2019
Last FAA action
January 31, 2019
Last owner
Helicopter Aerial Surveys INC (Corporation)
Oklahoma City, OK
Airworthiness
None on file

Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A cancelled March 2, 1989

Serial number
78014
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Fairchild M-62A cancelled November 2, 1948

Serial number
T41-536
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1945
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 3, 1945
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Smith Russell F (Individual)
Georgiaville, RI
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N51843

LAX88DVD01Accident on December 11, 1987 at Petaluma, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Texas Helicopter WASP/M74L · serial 78-014

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