# N51843: 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: May 9, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51843
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51843

## Aircraft that carried N51843

- [Cancelled 2022-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51843-2022-05-09): Hughes OH-6A, S/N 6916057. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Helicopter Aerial Surveys Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20AERIAL%20SURVEYS%20INC), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1989-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51843-1989-03-02): Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A, S/N 78014. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1948-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51843-1948-11-02): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-536, built 1945. Owner: [Smith Russell F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RUSSELL%20F), [Georgiaville, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Georgiaville)

## NTSB investigations on N51843 (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 LAX88DVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVD01), Dec 11, 1987: Texas Helicopter Wasp/M74L (N51843), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVA85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA85), Sep 16, 1978: Bell H13H (N51843), Firebaugh, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51843 (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 19871211079149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211079149A), Dec 11, 1987: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51843), Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with wires at end of spray run. Lost control. Hit a fence. Came to rest upside down.
- [Accident 19780916024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916024019A), Sep 16, 1978: Texhel OH13HTEXHE (N51843), Firebaugh, CA, Destroyed. Tie down strap across left skid caught on trailer and tethered heper.

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