# N8257M: 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: March 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8257M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8257M

## Aircraft that carried N8257M

- [Cancelled 2018-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257M-2018-03-23): Cessna 182P, S/N 18264575, built 1976. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Wirth Raliegh](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIRTH%20RALIEGH), [Walnut Creek, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Walnut%20Creek)

## NTSB investigations on N8257M (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 OAK78FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA035), Jun 24, 1978: Cessna 182P (N8257M), S Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8257M (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 19780624022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624022569A), Jun 24, 1978: Cessna 182H (N8257M), S Lake Tahoe, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Wind gusts to 35K.

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