# N3257U: 1963 Cessna 182F, registration cancelled 2012-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18254657
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1963
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1984
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A38443
- Owner when cancelled: [Anderson Charles G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20CHARLES%20G)
- Location: [Waynesboro, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Waynesboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0998° N, 78.8805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22980, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3257U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257U-2012-10-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 182F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f.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 ATL84LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA288), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 182 (N3257U), Waynesboro, VA, substantial damage

## 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 19840916049379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916049379A), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 182F (N3257U), Waynesboro, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft undershot landing and crashed short of runway. Pilot claimed windshear.

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