# N51872: 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: January 11, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51872

## Aircraft that carried N51872

- [Cancelled 1991-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51872-1991-01-11): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274367. Exported to Norway. Owner: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC), [Ottawa, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Ottawa)
- [Cancelled 1949-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51872-1949-06-02): Fairchild PT-19B, S/N T43-5274, built 1945. Owner: [War Assets Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAR%20ASSETS%20CORPORATION), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N51872 (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 LAX90LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA273), Aug 1, 1990: Cessna 172P (N51872), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH HIGH VELOCITY WINDS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51872 (1)

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 19900801029499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900801029499A), Aug 1, 1990: Cessna 172P (N51872), Mammoth Lakes, CA, Substantial damage. Saw dust and hangar roof blown off taxiing to ramp after landing. Stopped was blown over. Thunderstorms in area.

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