# N8257K: 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: February 3, 1948
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8257K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8257K

## Aircraft that carried N8257K

- [Cancelled 1948-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257K-1948-02-03): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1-1257, built 1946. Owner: [Consolidated Vultee Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONSOLIDATED%20VULTEE%20CORP), [Wayne, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Wayne)

## NTSB investigations on N8257K (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 MKC88LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA145), Jul 30, 1988: Grumman G-164B (N8257K), West Helena, AR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8257K (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 19880730029249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730029249A), Jul 30, 1988: Scwzer G164B (N8257K), West Helena, AR, Substantial damage. En route to spray field, engine failed at low altitude. Put it into trees. An intake valve failed causing power lost

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