# N43551: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 24, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43551
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43551

## Aircraft that carried N43551

- [Cancelled 2017-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43551-2017-03-24): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7440133, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [East Coast Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%20COAST%20LEASING%20LLC), [Bethel, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethel)
- [Cancelled 1956-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43551-1956-09-20): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 7210. Owner: [Robert G Kohlhoff](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERT%20G%20KOHLHOFF), [Worthington, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Worthington)

## NTSB investigations on N43551 (3)

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 ANC09LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA030), Apr 10, 2009: Piper PA-32-300 (N43551), Nunapitchuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during the landing approach.
- [NTSB ANC01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA083), Jun 20, 2001: Piper PA-32-300 (N43551), Eek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunction of the engine fuel control due to an improper overhaul by other maintenance personnel, and subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight. A factor in the accident was unsuitable…
- [NTSB LAX88FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA016), Oct 17, 1987: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N43551), Buena Park, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N43551 (2)

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 20090410025119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090410025119A), Apr 10, 2009: Piper PA-32-300 (N43551), Nunapitchuk, AK, Substantial damage. Single pilot with only cargo departed bet. For 20 min. Flight with company provided wx. Briefing and w&b within c.g. limits. At midway point aircraft passed…
- [Accident 20010620035699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010620035699A), Jun 20, 2001: Piper PA32300 (N43551), Eek, AK, Substantial damage. (-23)On June 19, 2001, Piper PA-32-300, N43551 departed quinhkgak, Alaska enroute back to bethel, alaksa when the engine surged and quit approximately 500 feet…

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