N51898 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled September 25, 2012
- Serial number
- 17274376
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 11, 2003
- Last FAA action
- August 11, 2006
- Last owner
- Wing Hirata INC (Corporation)
Boca Raton, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Fairchild M-62A cancelled July 31, 1964
- Serial number
- T41-764
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 1, 1956
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- John A Wetmore (Individual)
Middbury, VT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N51898
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274376
the pilot's use of excessive airspeed and the improper touchdown point during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway, and impacting with trees.
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