N8551B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172 built in 1957. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 14, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172 cancelled May 14, 2013
- Serial number
- 36251
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1957
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 23, 1986
- Last FAA action
- January 7, 2002
- Last owner
- Bagdad Flying Club INC (Corporation)
Bagdad, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8551B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 36251
THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FROM FATIGUE; HE ALSO FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. THE LINEMAN'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE ACCESS DOOR AND THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
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