# N4851X: 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: October 14, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4851X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4851X

## Aircraft that carried N4851X

- [Cancelled 2014-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4851X-2014-10-14): Rockwell International S-2R, S/N 2037R, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Herzog Edward E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERZOG%20EDWARD%20E), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N4851X (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 ANC91LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA061), May 25, 1991: Rockwell S-2R (N4851X), Larsen Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW CEILING AND FOG.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4851X (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 19910524017099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910524017099A), May 24, 1991: Ayres S2RNORMAL (N4851X), Larsen Bay, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Found wreckage of missing aircraft in 185 feet deep water offshore in bay. Near zero impact. Unable to recover.

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