# N8276M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 13, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8276M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8276M

## Aircraft that carried N8276M

- [Cancelled 1998-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8276M-1998-11-13): Cessna 210K, S/N 21059276. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cavale Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVALE%20FRANK), [Visalia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Visalia)

## NTSB investigations on N8276M (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA210), Jun 12, 1997: Cessna 210K (N8276M), Topanga, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper VFR altitude over mountainous terrain obscured by clouds, and his intentional descent into instrument meteorological weather conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8276M (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970612014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970612014039A), Jun 12, 1997: Cessna 210K (N8276M), Topanga, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The noinstrument rated pilot was familiar with the los angeles basin area. The weather was overcast with tops reported in excess of 5600 feet. The pilot was…

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