N18257 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech 77. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 31, 1995. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Beech 77 cancelled January 31, 1995
- Serial number
- WA298
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 8, 1988
- Last FAA action
- October 19, 1994
- Last owner
- Piedmont Aviation Services INC (Corporation)
Winston Salem, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
Douglas C-47 cancelled February 21, 1973
- Serial number
- 42-23402
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- August 11, 1972
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Korastinsky Robert (Individual)
Frankfort, - Airworthiness
- None on file
Welch OW5M cancelled March 21, 1946
- Serial number
- 138
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 16, 1945
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Kaiser Cargo INC (Corporation)
Oakland, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N18257
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 77 · serial WA-298
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNLATCHED FUEL FILLER CAP. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MONITOR THE FUEL SUPPLY DURING THE FLIGHT.
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