N8256R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 21, 1997. 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.
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled August 21, 1997
- Serial number
- 288116017
- 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
- January 23, 1991
- Last FAA action
- May 21, 1997
- Last owner
- Nassau Flyers INC (Corporation)
Farmingdale, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
Bellanca 17-31A cancelled August 30, 1978
- Serial number
- 32-69
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1972
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- August 24, 1978
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Zabetian Parvin D (Individual)
Hemet, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8256R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8116017
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A TAIL WIND, THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY LEAN THE MIXTURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY.
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