# N256SB: 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 12, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=256SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256SB

## Aircraft that carried N256SB

- [Cancelled 2018-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256SB-2018-01-12): Sierra Paul F RAF 2000 GTX-SE, S/N H2-97-8-294, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sierra Paul F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20PAUL%20F), [Lompoc, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lompoc)

## NTSB investigations on N256SB (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 LAX02LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA149), May 5, 2002: Sierra RAF 2000 GTX-SE (N256SB), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for wind condition.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N256SB (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 20020505007799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020505007799A), May 5, 2002: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE (N256SB), Lompoc, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On may 5, 2002, at 1345 pacific daylight time, a sierra raf 2000 gtx-se, N256SB, experienced rotor contact with the ground and the vertical fin during…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.