# N51231: 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: September 17, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51231

## Aircraft that carried N51231

- [Cancelled 2012-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51231-2012-09-17): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274284, built 1980. Exported to Tanzania. Owner: [Seif Ali M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEIF%20ALI%20M), [East Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/East%20Lansing)
- [Cancelled 1973-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51231-1973-07-02): Cessna 150J, S/N 15069856. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [J Kenneth Forester Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20KENNETH%20FORESTER%20INC), [Teterboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Teterboro)

## NTSB investigations on N51231 (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 ERA10CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA241), Apr 24, 2010: Cessna 172P (N51231), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51231 (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 20100424033269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100424033269A), Apr 24, 2010: Cessna 172P (N51231), Wurtsboro, NY, Substantial damage. The student pilot was on his second supervised solo. On the first approach to landing, the student failed to flare the plane, and landed nose wheel first. The…

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