# N30257: 1968 Cessna 177, registration cancelled 2019-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17701154
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1968
- Certificate issued: January 19, 2018
- Last registry action: January 19, 2018
- Mode S code: A329E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Post Greg G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POST%20GREG%20G)
- Location: [Fort Scott, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Fort%20Scott)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8298° N, 94.7589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66701, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30257
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30257-2019-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Cessna 177: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177.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 GAA19CA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA377), Jun 27, 2019: Cessna 177 (N30257), Pleasanton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of yaw control during takeoff with a right quartering headwind in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20190627008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190627008109A), Jun 27, 2019: Cessna 177 (N30257), Pleasanton, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft was departing a private turf runway and the pilot lost control of the aircraft in gusty winds and struck trees off the edge of the runway.
- [Incident 19830430031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430031169I), Apr 30, 1983: Cessna 177 (N30257), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Felt a bump on takeoff. Pilot had drifted over the edge of runway and may have hit edge of runway or light.

## Other aircraft with N30257

- [Cancelled 1949-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30257-1949-10-19): Piper J3L-65, S/N 4735. Owner: [Jim Dennerly](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIM%20DENNERLY), [Aitkin, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Aitkin)

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