# N8257V: 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: September 25, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8257V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8257V

## Aircraft that carried N8257V

- [Cancelled 1989-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257V-1989-09-25): Piper PA-32-301, S/N 328206040. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1980-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257V-1980-11-13): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8190020. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Aviation Services International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N8257V (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 SEA89FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA143), Jul 30, 1989: Piper PA-32-301 (N8257V), Haines, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8257V (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 19890730025559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730025559A), Jul 30, 1989: Piper PA32301 (N8257V), Haines, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into near zero IMC. Began climb and struck trees on rising terrain. Weather reported as marginal on briefing.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.