N48257 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R172E. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 27, 1990. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna R172E cancelled July 27, 1990
- Serial number
- R1720157
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Fairchild PT-19A cancelled November 21, 1955
- Serial number
- T42-3428
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1945
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 17, 1952
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Fulkerson Leslie L (Individual)
North Kansas City, MO - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N48257
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R172E · serial R-172-0157
IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE FACT THAT THE PILOT WAS ASKED TWICE TO EXPEDITE THE LANDING CREATED PRESSURE ON THE PILOT AND WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.
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