# N257AR: 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: December 4, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=257AR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257AR

## Aircraft that carried N257AR

- [Cancelled 2021-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257AR-2021-12-04): Hogan Richard N INNOVATOR, S/N 002, built 2018. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hogan Richard N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOGAN%20RICHARD%20N), [Cartersville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cartersville)

## NTSB investigations on N257AR (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 ERA19FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA134), Mar 23, 2019: Hogan Innovator (N257AR), Calhoun, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the airplane's second test flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot allowing external…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N257AR (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 20190323001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190323001879A), Mar 23, 2019: Hogan Richard N INNOVATOR (N257AR), Calhoun, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Significant design changes were constructed between the first test flight and this second test flight. Some changes included adding 6 of surface area to the…

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