# N8278M: 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: July 24, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8278M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8278M

## Aircraft that carried N8278M

- [Cancelled 2013-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278M-2013-07-24): Cessna 210K, S/N 21059278, built 1970. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [San Ysidro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Ysidro)

## NTSB investigations on N8278M (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 MIA93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA131), May 27, 1993: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Myakka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 2 piston connecting rod for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a forced landing to unsuitable terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8278M (3)

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.

- [Incident 20120126004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120126004909I), Jan 26, 2012: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft force landed in an open field under unknown circumstances.
- [Incident 19980830040299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980830040299I), Aug 30, 1998: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Winchester, VA, Minor damage. Pilot had been practicing tough-n-go's in his CE210, when he landed gear up. There were no passengers. Damage to the airicraft was minor.
- [Accident 19930527015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527015419A), May 27, 1993: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Mayakka City, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed after vibration and smoke. Collapsed gear landing. Found broken connecting rod number two cylinder.

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