Twin turboprop

N257MC

1986 Dornier Dornier 228-202

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
8102
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5-252M
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bighorn Airways Inc (Corporation)
Based
Sheridan, WY
Registration record

N257MC on the FAA register

Type
1986 Dornier Dornier 228-202
Serial
8102
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5-252M
Registered owner
Bighorn Airways Inc
Sheridan, WY
Certificate issued
1999-02-04
Airworthiness date
2001-06-19
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27295
Mode S (octal)
50471225
Seats (type)
20
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,400 nm
Cruise (type)
400 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-06-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1999-02-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N257MC.
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
Overview

About N257MC

N257MC is a 1986 Dornier Dornier 228-202, serial number 8102. The FAA register lists Bighorn Airways Inc as the registrant in Sheridan, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 4, 1999 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331-5-252M engines and 20 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 400 knots and a range of about 1,400 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 19, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257MC.

Cruise
400 kt
Range
1,400 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
4,485 ft
Landing over 50 ft
4,285 ft
Fuel burn
38 gph

Published figures for the Dornier Dornier 228-202 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257MC.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.