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N5851C

N5851C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 402C. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 11, 1990. The last status on file was "n-number assigned but not yet registered". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 402C cancelled April 11, 1990

Serial number
402C0053
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Beech C35 cancelled April 8, 1955

Serial number
D-2803
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 17, 1953
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Casper Air Service (Corporation)
Casper, WY
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5851C

MIA89LA218Accident on August 12, 1989 at Fort Lauderdale, FL: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 402C · serial 402C0053

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO POSITION THE AUXILIARY PUMP TO LOW FOR TAKEOFF, COMPUNDED BY IMPROPER PROCUDERES USED DURING THE RESULTANT IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY.

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