# N8257L: 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: December 5, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8257L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8257L

## Aircraft that carried N8257L

- [Cancelled 2020-12-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257L-2020-12-05): Cessna 172H, S/N 17256457, built 1967. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Babineaux Murnel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BABINEAUX%20MURNEL%20L), [Mandeville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Mandeville)

## NTSB investigations on N8257L (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 ERA24LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA115), Feb 16, 2024: Cessna 172 (N8257L), Pierson, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8257L (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 20240216003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240216003689A), Feb 16, 2024: Cessna 172H (N8257L), De Leon Springs, FL, Destroyed. Pilot departed (kasd) slidell, la at 2030 to relocatre aircraft to (kded) deland, FL but exhausted fuel approx. 20 miles from airport and crashed in the lake…

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