# N2546S: Cessna T210L, registration cancelled 1998-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21061325
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 28, 1996
- Last registry action: May 29, 1996
- Mode S code: A26995
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WILLIAM%20L)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8376° N, 86.0488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46226, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2546S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2546S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2546S-1998-10-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna T210L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI98FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA099), Mar 5, 1998: Cessna T210L (N2546S), Orleans, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance with trees. Contributing factors were the pilot's impairment from…
- [NTSB CHI83FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA007), Oct 5, 1982: Cessna T210L (N2546S), Lansing, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980305002789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980305002789A), Mar 5, 1998: Cessna T210L (N2546S), French Lick, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees near destination in IMC. No weather brief reported. Near zero conditions in area. (.4)the non-instrument rated pilot departed indianapolis, IN,…
- [Accident 19821005051129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005051129A), Oct 5, 1982: Cessna 210L (N2546S), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on last third of runway. Ran off end of the runway into a ditch.

## Other aircraft with N2546S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2546S): Buckeye BREEZE LX, S/N 16420, built 2004
- [Cancelled 1968-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2546S-1968-06-13): Cessna 337C, S/N 3370846. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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