# N51372: 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 3, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51372

## Aircraft that carried N51372

- [Cancelled 2012-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51372-2012-10-03): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N 4714. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Moore Leslie D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20LESLIE%20D), [Raymore, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Raymore)

## NTSB investigations on N51372 (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 CHI97LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA255), Aug 11, 1997: Taylorcraft L2A (N51372), Shelbyville, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: the inadequate preflight by the pilot and the loose fuel line fitting.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51372 (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 19970811021639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811021639A), Aug 11, 1997: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N51372), Shelbyville, IN, Destroyed. Aircraft been stored, before takeoff, returned, smelled fuel, took off again, returned caught fire and burned.

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