# N8457C: 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: July 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8457C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8457C

## Aircraft that carried N8457C

- [Cancelled 2013-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457C-2013-07-09): Aero Commander 500, S/N 823, built 1959. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hawk Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWK%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Homestead, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Homestead)

## NTSB investigations on N8457C (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 CHI76FEM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM55), Aug 22, 1976: Aero Comdr 500 (N8457C), Hastings, MI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8457C (2)

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 19840511027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840511027039A), May 11, 1984: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N8457C), Andros Island, Bahamas, Destroyed. Aircraft discovered crashed at rat cay. Pilot not identified. Owner not known.
- [Accident 19760822027989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822027989A), Aug 22, 1976: Rkwell 500RKWELL (N8457C), Hastings, MI, Substantial damage. Hole in frt of piston nr 3 cyl. Lt eng with reltd dmg to rings.

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