N51853 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 28, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A cancelled February 28, 2018
- Serial number
- 78-021
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 26, 2005
- Last FAA action
- April 8, 2013
- Last owner
- Oleen Gary E (Individual)
Saint Cloud, MN - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control; Forest; Aerial surveying; Patrolling
Fairchild M-62A cancelled June 10, 1954
- Serial number
- 5623AE
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 6, 1953
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Montoux Gene Francis (Individual)
Levittown, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N51853
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Texas Helicopter CORP OH 13H/M74A · serial 78-021
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree at the edge of a field that he was spraying.
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