# N51508: 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: October 27, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51508
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51508

## Aircraft that carried N51508

- [Cancelled 2014-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51508-2014-10-27): Raven S55A, S/N S55A-130, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sport Balloons Inc.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPORT%20BALLOONS%20INC.), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- [Cancelled 1959-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51508-1959-08-17): Piper J3C-65, S/N 10049, built 1945. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mertz Betty](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERTZ%20BETTY), [Ashtabula, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Ashtabula)

## NTSB investigations on N51508 (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 NYC76AN031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN031), Sep 7, 1975: Raven S55A (N51508), Greenwich, CT, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51508 (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 19750907033549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907033549A), Sep 7, 1975: Raven S55A (N51508), Greenwich, MA. Balloon tethered by ground crewman who released grip on hand line at 20FT and fell to ground.

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