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N257NW

Cancelled 1998

Deregistered aircraft · Piper PA-31-350

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Cancelled: November 9, 1998
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 317952014
Type: Fixed wing multi engine
Certificate issued: March 6, 1984
Last registry action: January 17, 1996
Mode S code: A272C0
Owner when cancelled: Airpac Airlines Inc
Location: Seattle, WA
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350TCDS A20SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N257NW and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX98FA106Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNovato, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance after initiating a descent over mountainous terrain at night and under marginal VFR conditions. The pilot's self-induced pressure to arrive at class with enough time remaining to take the final…Mar 6, 1998 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N257NW and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19980306002799ANormal Cruise · Novato, CAImpacted rising slope of a mountain. (.4)the airplane was on a VFR dusk cross-country flight when it collided with the 1,500-foot level of a hill. Radar data showed the aircraft in a descent from 2,000 feet until radar contact was lost about 1,500 feet MSL,…Mar 6, 1998 · Destroyed · 1 fatal