# N4957Y: 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: May 6, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4957Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4957Y

## Aircraft that carried N4957Y

- [Cancelled 1981-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4957Y-1981-05-06): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-4758. Owner: [Welk Richard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELK%20RICHARD%20M), [Cedar Rapids, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cedar%20Rapids)

## NTSB investigations on N4957Y (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 MKC79DCD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD44), Sep 30, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N4957Y), Lost Nation, IA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4957Y (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 19790930026639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930026639A), Sep 30, 1979: Piper PA25 (N4957Y), Lost Nation, IA, Destroyed. Stalled aircraft into trees after departing road for ag operation. Fact:overload, unsuitable terrain.

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