# N4457X: 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: August 20, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4457X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4457X

## Aircraft that carried N4457X

- [Cancelled 2013-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4457X-2013-08-20): Piper PA-32R-300, S/N 32R-7680019, built 1975. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Palm Coast, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20Coast)

## NTSB investigations on N4457X (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 MIA96LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA066), Jan 19, 1996: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4457X), Smithville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a heavy load of airframe ice, an inability to maintain altitude, and a subsequent emergency landing. Factors relating to the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4457X (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 19960118000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960118000709A), Jan 18, 1996: Piper PA32R300 (N4457X), Smithville, TN, Substantial damage. Icing unable sustain flight en route. Vectored to 0A3, heavy ice windshield and airframe. Hit VASI and embankment.

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