# N257NW: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 1998-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 317952014
- Type of aircraft: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRPAC%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5351° N, 122.3059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98108, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257NW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=257NW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257NW-1998-11-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX98FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA106), Mar 6, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 (N257NW), Novato, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19980306002799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980306002799A), Mar 6, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N257NW), Novato, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted 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…

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