# N51711: 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: June 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51711
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51711

## Aircraft that carried N51711

- [Cancelled 2013-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51711-2013-06-27): Bell 47J-2, S/N 2629, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lambert Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMBERT%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Westfield, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Westfield)
- [Cancelled 1950-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51711-1950-04-24): Fairchild M-62A, S/N 6423AE. Owner: [Eugene E Freeman Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUGENE%20E%20FREEMAN%20JR), [Winchester, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Winchester)

## NTSB investigations on N51711 (2)

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 NYC88LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA170), Jun 25, 1988: Bell 47J2 (N51711), Newburyport, MA, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FEX25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX25), May 17, 1979: Bell 47J2 (N51711), Westfield, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51711 (2)

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 19880625023779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880625023779A), Jun 25, 1988: Bell 47J2 (N51711), Newburyport, MA, Destroyed. Report indicates helicopter ran out of fuel on climbout. Autorotated into ocean waters. No defects found.
- [Accident 19790517010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517010769A), May 17, 1979: Bell 47J2A (N51711), Westfield, IN, Substantial damage. Made a hard autorotative landing after failure of tail rotor drive shaft coupling. Inadequate maintenance.

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