N251NW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-300 built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 13, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32-300 cancelled June 13, 2013
- Serial number
- 32-40414
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- August 6, 1993
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Des Plaines, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna R182 cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- R18201398
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N251NW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-300 · serial 32-40414
THE DEPARTING PILOT'S (N251NW) INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE OPERATING IN VFR CONDITIONS AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DEPARTING PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND THE ARRIVING PILOT'S (N2632U) INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182RG · serial R18201398
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