# N4251A: 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: August 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4251A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4251A

## Aircraft that carried N4251A

- [Cancelled 2013-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4251A-2013-08-09): Bell 47D1, S/N 110, built 1960. Owner: [Meruelo Ernesto A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERUELO%20ERNESTO%20A), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N4251A (2)

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 WPR12LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA029), Nov 8, 2011: Bell 47D1 (N4251A), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot during a simulated autorotation and the pilots’ failure to use carburetor heat while operating at reduced engine power while in…
- [NTSB CHI82DA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA196), May 29, 1982: Bell 47D1 (N4251A), Le Sueur, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4251A (3)

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 20111108026759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111108026759A), Nov 8, 2011: Bell 47D1 (N4251A), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. The owner of the aircraft was receiving rotorcraft flight instruction when the aircraft impacted the ground during an autorotation landing. The student stated…
- [Accident 19820529020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529020149A), May 29, 1982: Bell 47D1 (N4251A), Lesueur, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit during spraying operation, crash occurred during attempted landing. Water in fuel system.
- [Incident 19810410044699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410044699I), Apr 10, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N4251A), Redwood Falls, MN. Forced off airport, landing due to jet fuel being put in the aircarft.

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