# N51862: 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: April 1, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51862
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51862

## Aircraft that carried N51862

- [Cancelled 2013-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51862-2013-04-01): Texas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A, S/N 79-028, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aerohead Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROHEAD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Rialto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rialto)
- [Cancelled 1946-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51862-1946-04-23): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-742, built 1941

## NTSB investigations on N51862 (3)

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 LAX88DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ04), Aug 19, 1988: Texas Helicopter M74A (N51862), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX86LUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LUG01), Oct 19, 1985: Texas Helicopter M74A (N51862), Daggett, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI80FER50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER50), Jun 23, 1980: Bell OH-13H (N51862), Olivia, MN, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51862 (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.

- [Accident 19880819034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034339A), Aug 19, 1988: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N51862), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Nose pitched straight up. Lost control. Hit ground. A bolt was missing between the swash plate and push pull tube.
- [Accident 19851019056909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019056909A), Oct 19, 1985: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51862), Daggett, CA, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Released bucket but hit tail rotor, then main rotor and rolled onto side on landing.
- [Accident 19800623022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623022219A), Jun 23, 1980: Bell OH13HTEXHELI (N51862), Olivia, MN, Destroyed. Ag pilot crashed immediately after takeoff en route to spraying operation.

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