# N51657: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: July 9, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51657
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51657

## Aircraft that carried N51657

- [Cancelled 2008-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51657-2008-07-09): Enstrom Helicopter 280C, S/N 1097. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Sanders William N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20WILLIAM%20N), [Fruita, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fruita)
- [Cancelled 1966-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51657-1966-10-26): Curtiss Wright C-46D, S/N 32933. Exported to Thailand. Owner: [Tradewinds Crago Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRADEWINDS%20CRAGO%20INC), [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah)
- [Cancelled 1948-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51657-1948-10-29): Douglas C-47A, S/N 19524, built 1946. Owner: [Pan American Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [New York  17, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York%20%2017)

## NTSB investigations on N51657 (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 SEA95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA118), Jun 14, 1995: Enstrom 280C (N51657), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO ONE SET OF IGNITION POINTS BECOMING LOOSE DURING FLIGHT. FACTORS INCLUDED THE LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT AND MANEUVERING REQUIRED TO CONDUCT THE OPERATION AND THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51657 (3)

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.

- [Incident 20041026033369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041026033369I), Oct 26, 2004: Enstrm 280C (N51657), Monroe, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot enroute from Monroe, LA to minden, LA in cruise flight, engine quit. Pilot performed an autorotation to the median of interstate 20. On landing…
- [Accident 19950614047169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950614047169A), Jun 14, 1995: Enstrm 280C (N51657), The Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Low and slow blow drying trees lost power. Landed hard open area. Loose magneto. Points not secured.
- [Incident 19801018075209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075209I), Oct 18, 1980: Enstrm 280C (N51657), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. Skid caught a tree root on takeoff, pilot interpreted as loss of tail rotor control. Autorotated on a hillside.

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