# N6257C: Custer Channel Wing CCW-5, registration cancelled 1970-12-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 29, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Custer Channel Wing CCW-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/custer-channel-wing-ccw-5) (registry code 0560628)
- Serial number: CCW-5-X
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 28, 1962
- Mode S code: A82C20
- Owner when cancelled: [Custer Channel Wing Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTER%20CHANNEL%20WING%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Hagerstown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hagerstown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6257C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6257C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257C-1970-12-29

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Custer Channel Wing CCW-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/custer-channel-wing-ccw-5.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 UNK67X0154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0154), Sep 8, 1967: Custer CCW-5 (N6257C), Gander, Canada, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N6257C

- [Cancelled 1996-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257C-1996-10-16): Bell 206-L4, S/N 52172. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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