# N2357U: 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 15, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2357U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2357U

## Aircraft that carried N2357U

- [Cancelled 2017-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2357U-2017-05-15): Cessna 172D, S/N 17249957, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dirkers Carl Alan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIRKERS%20CARL%20ALAN), [Sand Point, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sand%20Point)

## NTSB investigations on N2357U (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 ANC08LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA094), Aug 2, 2008: Cessna 172 (N2357U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a runway excursion and collapse of the nose gear.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2357U (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 20080801843069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080801843069A), Aug 1, 2008: Cessna 172D (N2357U), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The airman was attempting to land on runway 25 at Merrill Field. As the aircraft was getting close to landing the aircraft pitched up and rolled into a…

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