# N5257V: 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: February 26, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5257V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5257V

## Aircraft that carried N5257V

- [Cancelled 1992-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5257V-1992-02-26): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0487. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bacon Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACON%20ROBERT%20W), [San Pedro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Pedro)
- [Cancelled 1958-06-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5257V-1958-06-23): Curtiss Wright C-46A, S/N 42-96785. Exported to Cuba. Owner: [Madden & Playford Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADDEN%20%26%20PLAYFORD%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)

## NTSB investigations on N5257V (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 LAX91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA032), Nov 17, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5257V), San Clemente, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS SELECTION OF IMPROPER CRUISE ALTITUDE WHILE OPERATING UNDER A LOW OVERCAST ON A DARK NIGHT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS FATIGUE AND LACK OF SLEEP.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5257V (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 19901117050959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901117050959A), Nov 17, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5257V), San Clemente Is, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into rising terrain on island in low overcast and dark night. Pilot fatigue factor. Fish spotting for 10 hours

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