Single-engine piston

N8457Z

Cessna 205

Registration pending 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
—
Serial
2050457
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palmer, AK
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Registration record

N8457Z on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 205 (FAA: Cessna 210-5(205))
Serial
2050457
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palmer, AK
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1963-08-16
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB95D1
Mode S (octal)
52712721
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
515 nm
Cruise (type)
138 kt
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2025-07-24
    Accident at Yakutat, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1967-05-10
    Accident at Othello,Wash, 47; damage: substantial.
  • 1963-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8457Z

N8457Z is a Cessna 205 (FAA model 210-5(205)), serial number 2050457. It is registered to an individual in Palmer, Alaska.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 138 knots and a range of about 515 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 16, 1963.

N8457Z has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
138 kt
Range
515 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,465 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,510 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 205 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-07-24 Accident · Yakutat, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC25LA077
Reported aircraft: Cessna 210-5
Preliminary report: On July 23, 2025, about 1700 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 210-5 (205) airplane, N8457Z, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident on a remote beach about 50 miles southeast of Yakutat, Alaska. The pilot was uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on demand charter flight. The airplane was being operated by Yakutat Air, transporting a load of fresh fish from a remote beach site to Yakutat. According to the pilot, while departing from the wet, soft, sand-covered beach site, the airplane didn’t seem like it was accelerating as it should have been. He said that after takeoff the airplane traveled for about 100 ft before…
NTSB report ↗
1967-05-10 Accident · Othello,Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1528
Reported aircraft: Cessna 205
Probable cause: GHT TAKEOFF FROM UNLIGHTED DIRT RUNWAY.

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.