# N51857: 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: April 22, 1946
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51857
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51857

## Aircraft that carried N51857

- [Cancelled 1946-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51857-1946-04-22): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-4415, built 1942. Owner: [United States Military](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20MILITARY), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N51857 (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 CEN11CA535](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA535), Aug 1, 2011: Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A (N51857), Joice, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wire.
- [NTSB MIA99LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA200), Jul 22, 1999: Bell OH-13H/M74A (N51857), Sparta, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight which resulting in his failure to remove all the tie downs, and the subsequent impact with the ground.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51857 (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 20110801017489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110801017489A), Aug 1, 2011: Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74A (N51857), Joice, IA, Substantial damage. N51857 was conducting aerial application near Joice, Iowa. The helicopter was flying in a westerly direction as it descended over a tree line to enter a corn…
- [Accident 19990722009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990722009589A), Jul 22, 1999: Bell OH13H (N51857), Sparta, GA, Substantial damage. Texas helicopter corp. OH-13H/M47A helicopter lifted off from a trailer and crashed while still tethered, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) take-off was…

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