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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N51886

N51886 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 13, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172P cancelled November 13, 2014

Serial number
17274373
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1980
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 14, 1982
Last FAA action
April 20, 2010
Last owner
Ichinose William N (Co-owned)
Honolulu, HI
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Fairchild M-62A cancelled February 10, 1949

Serial number
T41-617
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1945
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 14, 1945
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Steffin Michael F (Individual)
Grand Island, NY
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N51886

LAX88FAMS3Accident on September 3, 1988 at Kauai, HI: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274373

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