N51172 — 1968 Cessna 150J

Aircraft record

Serial number

15069814

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

150J

Year

1968

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor 0-200 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N51172 →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR09FA326Jul 5, 2009South Lake Tahoe, CAFatal · 1 fatal

   A partial loss of engine power due to a malfunctioning carburetor and the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to return to the runway. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1968 Cessna 150J).

1. May 1, 2013deregistered — Sale Reported

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N51172 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1968 Cessna 150J above.

• until Oct 16, 1963Fairchild M-62A (s/n 10514AE)

Frequently asked

Has N51172 been in an accident?

Yes. N51172 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2009.

What kind of aircraft is N51172?

N51172 is a 1968 Cessna 150J (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 15069814.

Has N51172 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N51172 (WPR09FA326) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.