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N551SA

N551SA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Adler Steven H SA-1. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N551SA is reserved by a private party since December 18, 2024. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on October 18, 2026.

Adler Steven H SA-1 cancelled June 7, 2017

Serial number
001
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 3, 2000
Last FAA action
September 24, 2009
Last owner
Adler Steven H (Individual)
Broomfield, CO
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N551SA

DEN02LA103Accident on September 8, 2002 at Mead, CO: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Adler SA-1 · serial 001

the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm, resulting in blade flapping, subsequent blade contact with the airframe, and loss of control.

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