# N30257: 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: September 11, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30257

## Aircraft that carried N30257

- [Cancelled 2019-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30257-2019-09-11): Cessna 177, S/N 17701154, built 1968. Owner: [Post Greg G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POST%20GREG%20G), [Fort Scott, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Fort%20Scott)
- [Cancelled 1949-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30257-1949-10-19): Piper J3L-65, S/N 4735. Owner: [Jim Dennerly](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIM%20DENNERLY), [Aitkin, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Aitkin)

## NTSB investigations on N30257 (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 GAA19CA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA377), Jun 27, 2019: Cessna 177 (N30257), Pleasanton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of yaw control during takeoff with a right quartering headwind in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N30257 (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 20190627008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190627008109A), Jun 27, 2019: Cessna 177 (N30257), Pleasanton, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft was departing a private turf runway and the pilot lost control of the aircraft in gusty winds and struck trees off the edge of the runway.
- [Incident 19830430031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430031169I), Apr 30, 1983: Cessna 177 (N30257), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Felt a bump on takeoff. Pilot had drifted over the edge of runway and may have hit edge of runway or light.

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