N2256W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269A built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 14, 2012. The last status on file was "second notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Hughes 269A cancelled March 14, 2012
- Serial number
- 1181018
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Second notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- July 30, 2002
- Last FAA action
- July 15, 2008
- Last owner
- American Air Adventures INC (Corporation)
Lancaster, OH - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Nord 3202 cancelled October 31, 1991
- Serial number
- 97
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- April 19, 1989
- Last FAA action
- April 19, 1989
- Last owner
- Filippi Aviation INC (Non-citizen corporation)
Bakersfield, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Bell 205A-1 cancelled July 12, 1972
- Serial number
- 30065
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bell Helicopter CO (Corporation)
Fort Worth, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2256W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269A · serial 1181018
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient main rotor speed during the quick-stop maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the drainage ditch.
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