N8258A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 9, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled April 9, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-8116020
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 6, 2011
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Minneapolis, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Cessna 170B cancelled June 10, 1970
- Serial number
- 25110
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 11, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Tosch Norman G (Co-owned)
Cupertino, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8258A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8116020
FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO ASSURE ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND AND TURBULENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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