Aircraft Description
N257MC is a 1986 Dornier DORNIER 228-202, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Bighorn Airways INC in Sheridan, WY. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 19, 2001. The registration certificate was issued on February 4, 1999. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. Powered by a Airesearch TPE331-5-252M engine producing 750 horsepower, N257MC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A27295 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N257MC was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 46.9158, -114.0911 on April 6, 2025. The FAA registry record for N257MC was last updated on August 18, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Dornier is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 82 Dornier aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DORNIER 228-202 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N257MC. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC