# N3257U: 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: October 2, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3257U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257U

## Aircraft that carried N3257U

- [Cancelled 2012-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257U-2012-10-02): Cessna 182F, S/N 18254657, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Anderson Charles G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20CHARLES%20G), [Waynesboro, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Waynesboro)

## NTSB investigations on N3257U (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 ATL84LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA288), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 182 (N3257U), Waynesboro, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3257U (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 19840916049379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916049379A), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 182F (N3257U), Waynesboro, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft undershot landing and crashed short of runway. Pilot claimed windshear.

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