# N18257: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: January 31, 1995
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18257

## Aircraft that carried N18257

- [Cancelled 1995-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18257-1995-01-31): Beech 77, S/N WA298. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Piedmont Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIEDMONT%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC), [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)
- [Cancelled 1973-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18257-1973-02-21): Douglas C-47, S/N 42-23402. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Korastinsky Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KORASTINSKY%20ROBERT), Frankfort
- [Cancelled 1946-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18257-1946-03-21): Welch OW5M, S/N 138. Owner: [Kaiser Cargo Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAISER%20CARGO%20INC), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)

## NTSB investigations on N18257 (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 BFO89FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA062), Jul 23, 1989: Beech 77 (N18257), Cluster Springs, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNLATCHED FUEL FILLER CAP. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MONITOR THE FUEL SUPPLY DURING THE FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N18257 (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 19890723024549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723024549A), Jul 23, 1989: Beech 77 (N18257), Cluster Springs, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported loosing power en route. Paniced. Crashed into pond. Found feuel cap off. Siphoned fuel.

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