N1757 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Gifford Wayne C TR-FI. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 6, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Gifford Wayne C TR-FI cancelled October 6, 2000
- Serial number
- 4027
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 13, 1998
- Last FAA action
- May 13, 1998
- Last owner
- Gifford Wayne C (Individual)
East Wenatchee, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Schleicher AS-K13 cancelled August 11, 1972
- Serial number
- 13061
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 12, 1968
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Freedom Soaring Thunderbirds INC (Corporation)
Rocky River, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
Alexander Aircraft Co EAGLEROCK cancelled July 24, 1928
- Serial number
- 285
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1927
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 19, 1927
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Blood Albert H/Forster Isaac (Co-owned)
Saugerties, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1757
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Gifford TR-4 · serial 4027
The pilot's improper decision to attempt to close the canopy (entry door) after it inadvertently opened in flight, instead of making a precautionary landing with it open. Factors include the pilot's failure to follow all items on the checklist, his failure to fully secure the canopy/door prior to takeoff, the movement of the pilot's seat pan while in flight, the restriction of the control stick movement by the displaced seat pan, and the pilot/builders failure to adequately secure the seat pan to the airframe.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site