# N51BC: 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: October 19, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51BC

## Aircraft that carried N51BC

- [Cancelled 2024-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51BC-2024-10-19): Chesnut Bruce J SR-25, S/N 3273, built 1995. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N51BC (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 FTW80DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD03), Nov 24, 1979: Cessna 185 (N51BC), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FRD65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD65), Sep 1, 1976: Cessna A185F (N51BC), Lafayette, LA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N51BC (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.

- [Incident 19840920057219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920057219I), Sep 20, 1984: Cessna A185F (N51BC), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear on amphibian aircraft before landing on hard surface runway.
- [Accident 19791124033209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124033209A), Nov 24, 1979: Cessna 185 (N51BC), Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Float plane flipped over on water lndg. Plt reported left nose & main gear failed to retract. No defects found.
- [Accident 19760901030779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901030779A), Sep 1, 1976: Cessna A185F (N51BC), Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage

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