# N8457J: 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 28, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8457J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8457J

## Aircraft that carried N8457J

- [Cancelled 1998-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457J-1998-09-28): Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, S/N 0377. Owner: [Efting Lynn A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EFTING%20LYNN%20A), [La Canada, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Canada)
- [Cancelled 1981-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457J-1981-03-31): Cessna 150G, S/N 15066357. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Quinones Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUINONES%20GREG), [Las Cruces, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Cruces)

## NTSB investigations on N8457J (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 LAX98FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA098), Feb 26, 1998: Robinson R22 (N8457J), Littlerock, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the rotorcraft cyclic control in response to encountering terrain induced turbulence. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8457J (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 19980226006829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980226006829A), Feb 26, 1998: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8457J), Little Rock, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Gusty wind in area observed to dive into ground. Indicates main rotors flexed hit door and bubble prior crashing. (.4) witnesses reported hearing the aircraft…

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