# N256DN: 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: January 9, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=256DN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256DN

## Aircraft that carried N256DN

- [Cancelled 2001-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256DN-2001-01-09): Norton David VP-1, S/N 19941999. Owner: [Norton David S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTON%20DAVID%20S), [Chaska, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Chaska)

## NTSB investigations on N256DN (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 CHI00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA179), Jul 1, 2000: Norton Volksplane VP-1 (N256DN), Waconia, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the inadvertent stall by the pilot. The low attitude at the time of the stall was a contributing factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N256DN (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 20000701007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701007139A), Jul 1, 2000: Amtr VP1 (N256DN), Waconia, MN, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed runway 27 at Waconia, molnau airport at approximately 1007 CDT. After a short period observed in a normal climb, the aircraft banked…

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