# N251CH: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 1, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=251CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251CH

## Aircraft that carried N251CH

- [Cancelled 2019-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251CH-2019-11-01): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271075, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Caribbean Paradise LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARIBBEAN%20PARADISE%20LLC), [Port Saint Lucie, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Saint%20Lucie)

## NTSB investigations on N251CH (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA024), Nov 4, 2017: Cessna 172N (N251CH), Hatch, NM, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N251CH (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20171104018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171104018219A), Nov 4, 2017: Cessna 172N (N251CH), Hatch, NM, Destroyed, 4 fatal. On November 4, 2017 at 1700 MDT a Cessna 172, N251CH registered to caribbean paradise LLC crashed on climb out at Hatch Municipal Airport, Hatch, new Mexico…

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