# N251NW: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=251NW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251NW

## Aircraft that carried N251NW

- [Cancelled 2013-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251NW-2013-06-13): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40414, built 1968. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Des Plaines, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Des%20Plaines)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251NW-undated): Cessna R182, S/N R18201398. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N251NW (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 CHI93LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA214), Jun 18, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N251NW), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DEPARTING PILOT'S (N251NW) INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE OPERATING IN VFR CONDITIONS AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DEPARTING PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION,…
- [NTSB CHI87LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA209), Sep 9, 1987: Cessna 182RG (N251NW), Marine City, MI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N251NW (2)

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 19930618019481A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930618019481A), Jun 18, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N251NW), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Took off in quartering downwind on runway 02. Collided with N2632U landing on 10. Collided at runway intersection.
- [Accident 19870909082379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870909082379A), Sep 9, 1987: Cessna 182 (N251NW), Marine City, MI, Destroyed. Dragged a wing after a crosswind early liftoff. Aircraft cartwheeled, crashed and burned.

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