# N8279M: 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 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8279M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8279M

## Aircraft that carried N8279M

- [Cancelled 2013-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8279M-2013-07-03): Cessna 210K, S/N 21059279, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Centaur Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTAUR%20AVIATION%20INC), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## NTSB investigations on N8279M (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 MIA79DKT97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT97), Sep 24, 1979: Cessna 210 (N8279M), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8279M (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 19790924028799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924028799A), Sep 24, 1979: Cessna 210K (N8279M), Miami, FL, Destroyed. Lost over ocean, attempting to avoid thunderstorm activity. Ran out of fuel. Ditched in ocean.

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