# N2256W: 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: March 14, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2256W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2256W

## Aircraft that carried N2256W

- [Cancelled 2012-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256W-2012-03-14): Hughes 269A, S/N 1181018, built 1968. Second renewal notice. Owner: [American Air Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIR%20ADVENTURES%20INC), [Lancaster, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lancaster)
- [Cancelled 1991-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256W-1991-10-31): Nord 3202, S/N 97. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Filippi Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FILIPPI%20AVIATION%20INC), [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- [Cancelled 1972-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256W-1972-07-12): Bell 205A-1, S/N 30065. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20CO), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## NTSB investigations on N2256W (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 CHI08CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA267), Aug 23, 2008: Hughes 269A (N2256W), Bremen, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient main rotor speed during the quick-stop maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the drainage ditch.
- [NTSB FTW72AF081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF081), May 29, 1972: Bell 205A-1 (N2256W), Dulac, LA, destroyed, 11 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2256W (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 20080823846119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080823846119A), Aug 23, 2008: Hughes 269A (N2256W), Bremen, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot approached airstrip from the north and landed on runway 18. He attempted a "quick stop" maneuver. During the flare, the helicopter descended too…

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