N8457J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 28, 1998. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA cancelled September 28, 1998
- Serial number
- 0377
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 27, 1997
- Last FAA action
- September 29, 1997
- Last owner
- Efting Lynn A (Co-owned)
La Canada, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 150G cancelled March 31, 1981
- Serial number
- 15066357
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- November 14, 1973
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Quinones Greg (Individual)
Las Cruces, NM - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8457J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22 · serial 0377
The pilot's improper use of the rotorcraft cyclic control in response to encountering terrain induced turbulence. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing which contained precautionary notices for turbulence.
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