N51887 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 22, 2014. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled August 22, 2014
- Serial number
- 17274374
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- September 28, 2006
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Scottsdale, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Fairchild M-62A cancelled August 25, 1947
- Serial number
- T42-3550
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1945
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 3, 1945
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Owen Albert G (Individual)
Maywood, NJ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N51887
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274374
The CFI's failure to initiate a go-around when he noticed the flight was high and fast during the approach resulting in the flight landing long, overrunning the runway, and colliding with trees. Factors in the accident were a tail wind and a wet runway.
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