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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2257T

N2257T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R182 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna R182 cancelled September 16, 2014

Serial number
R18200011
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 26, 1987
Last FAA action
January 15, 2008
Last owner
Ratliff Robie E (Individual)
Agua Dulce, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N2257T

LAX90FA027Accident on November 9, 1989 at San Diego, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R182 · serial R18200011

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS IN THE ACIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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