# N8257U: 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: January 29, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8257U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8257U

## Aircraft that carried N8257U

- [Cancelled 2018-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257U-2018-01-29): Head Balloons AX8-88, S/N 246. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Malphurs Raymond A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALPHURS%20RAYMOND%20A), [Mesquite, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mesquite)

## NTSB investigations on N8257U (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 CHI68F0680](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0680), Apr 5, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8257U), Iron Mountan, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8257U (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.

- [Incident 19961123036349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961123036349I), Nov 23, 1996: Head AX888HEAD (N8257U), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: during landing approach the balloon suddenly dropped from wind shear. The pilot burned all the way down to minimize fall. On first bounce one…

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