# N851U: 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: May 24, 1973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=851U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851U

## Aircraft that carried N851U

- [Cancelled 1973-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851U-1973-05-24): Lockheed 188C, S/N 2001, built 1972. Owner: [California Airmotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20AIRMOTIVE%20CORP), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)

## NTSB investigations on N851U (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 DEN72AD042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD042), Mar 19, 1972: Lockheed 188 (N851U), Hill Afb, UT, substantial damage

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