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N5256W

N5256W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna P210N built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 24, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna P210N cancelled January 24, 2012

Serial number
P21000664
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1981
Last status
Registration pending, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 25, 2005
Last owner
Registration Pending (Individual)
Brentwood, TN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Piper PA-28 cancelled December 10, 1971

Serial number
28300
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
February 20, 1970
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Erbes Gary D (Individual)
Council Bluffs, IA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5256W

NYC00LA200Accident on July 17, 2000 at Richfield Sprng, NY: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna P210N · serial P21000664

Failure of the number two cylinder main bearing for undetermined reasons.

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