# N551SA: 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: June 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=551SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551SA

## Aircraft that carried N551SA

- [Cancelled 2017-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551SA-2017-06-07): Adler Steven H SA-1, S/N 001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Adler Steven H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADLER%20STEVEN%20H), [Broomfield, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Broomfield)

## NTSB investigations on N551SA (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 DEN02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA103), Sep 8, 2002: Adler SA-1 (N551SA), Mead, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm, resulting in blade flapping, subsequent blade contact with the airframe, and loss of control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N551SA (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 20020908024449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908024449A), Sep 8, 2002: Amtr SA1 (N551SA), Mead, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed jefferson county airport (bjc) at 0815 MDT, with 1 POB, on 09/08/02. Eyewitness statements indicate that the pilot was experiencing…

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