N5457X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna A185F built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 4, 2023. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N5457X is reserved by a private party since February 4, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Cessna A185F cancelled February 4, 2023
- Serial number
- 18502338
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 23, 2019
- Last FAA action
- October 23, 2019
- Last owner
- Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC (LLC)
Palmer, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna U206G cancelled September 4, 1990
- Serial number
- U20605771
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboshaft
- 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 N5457X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185 · serial 18502338
The pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction due to his talking passengers.
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