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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N257AR

N257AR is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hogan Richard N INNOVATOR built in 2018. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 4, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N257AR is reserved by a private party since December 4, 2021. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Hogan Richard N INNOVATOR cancelled December 4, 2021

Serial number
002
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2018
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 10, 2018
Last FAA action
August 10, 2018
Last owner
Hogan Richard N (Individual)
Cartersville, GA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N257AR

ERA19FA134Accident on March 23, 2019 at Calhoun, GA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hogan Innovator · serial 002

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the airplane's second test flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot allowing external pressures to guide his decision to fly the airplane when he possessed little total flight experience, no recent flight experience, and no experience in the accident airplane or similar airplane.

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