# N51172: 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: May 1, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51172

## Aircraft that carried N51172

- [Cancelled 2013-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51172-2013-05-01): Cessna 150J, S/N 15069814, built 1968. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Davis, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Davis)
- [Cancelled 1963-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51172-1963-10-16): Fairchild M-62A, S/N 10514AE. Owner: [Orville Sitterly](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORVILLE%20SITTERLY), [Johnstown, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Johnstown)

## NTSB investigations on N51172 (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 WPR09FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA326), Jul 5, 2009: Cessna 150 (N51172), South Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a malfunctioning carburetor and the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to return to the runway. Contributing to the accident was the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51172 (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 20090705013319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090705013319A), Jul 5, 2009: Cessna 150J (N51172), South Lake Tah, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) South Lake Tahoe Airport is situated at an elevation of 6264 ft. with a temperature 79 degrees f, the density altitude was approximately 8691 ft, seconds…

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