# N257NW: 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: November 9, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=257NW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257NW

## Aircraft that carried N257NW

- [Cancelled 1998-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257NW-1998-11-09): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317952014. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Airpac Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRPAC%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## NTSB investigations on N257NW (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 LAX98FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA106), Mar 6, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 (N257NW), Novato, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance after initiating a descent over mountainous terrain at night and under marginal VFR conditions. The pilot's self-induced pressure to arrive…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N257NW (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 19980306002799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980306002799A), Mar 6, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N257NW), Novato, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted rising slope of a mountain. (.4)the airplane was on a VFR dusk cross-country flight when it collided with the 1,500-foot level of a hill. Radar data…

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