N8257V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-301. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 1989. 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-32-301 cancelled September 25, 1989
- Serial number
- 328206040
- 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
Piper PA-28-181 cancelled November 13, 1980
- Serial number
- 28-8190020
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- November 13, 1980
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Aviation Services International INC (Corporation)
Lock Haven, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8257V
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-301 · serial 32-8206040
IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.
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