# N5257B: 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: April 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5257B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5257B

## Aircraft that carried N5257B

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5257B-2013-04-02): Mooney M20, S/N 1120, built 1957. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Leek Roger W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEEK%20ROGER%20W), [Aumsville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Aumsville)

## NTSB investigations on N5257B (2)

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 SEA81FYM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM19), Feb 7, 1981: Mooney M20 (N5257B), Salem, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1375), Jan 30, 1965: Mooney M20 (N5257B), Butler, PA, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5257B (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 19810207004209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810207004209A), Feb 7, 1981: Mooney M20 (N5257B), Salem, OR, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route, collapsed landing gear landing in soft field. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel in other tank

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