N257NW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-31-350. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 9, 1998. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Piper PA-31-350 cancelled November 9, 1998
- Serial number
- 317952014
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 6, 1984
- Last FAA action
- January 17, 1996
- Last owner
- Airpac Airlines INC (Corporation)
Seattle, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N257NW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-31-350 · serial 31-7952014
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance after initiating a descent over mountainous terrain at night and under marginal VFR conditions. The pilot's self-induced pressure to arrive at class with enough time remaining to take the final examination was a factor in the accident.
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