# N5218A: Cessna T210N, registration cancelled 1998-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21063313
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1986
- Last registry action: September 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A69016
- Owner when cancelled: [Prompt Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROMPT%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7825° N, 87.7708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60638, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5218A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5218A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218A-1998-11-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 T210N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n.md

## NTSB investigations (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 BFO96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA036), Jan 12, 1996: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Louisville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during final approach to the destination airport. Factors relating to the accident were:…

## FAA accident and incident reports (7)

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 19960112000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960112000529A), Jan 12, 1996: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Louisville, KY, Destroyed. Lost power on approach to runway. Stall landed on city street due traffic. Fuel exhaustion. Icing reduced range.
- [Incident 19950724034059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724034059I), Jul 24, 1995: Cessna 210N (N5218A), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Failed to extend the landing gear for landing.
- [Incident 19930805036719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805036719I), Aug 5, 1993: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Nose gear doors had jammed.
- [Incident 19920611026239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920611026239I), Jun 11, 1992: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Found an improper lug had been installed at some time previous.
- [Incident 19890712037439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712037439I), Jul 12, 1989: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. No gear safe light. Manually extended gear. Tower checked down. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Down lock failed.
- [Incident 19890308026529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308026529I), Mar 8, 1989: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Decatur, IL, Minor damage. Applied brakes on rollout to make taxiway turnoff. Nose gear failed. Found nose gear trunnion had old cracks.
- [Incident 19850308011309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850308011309I), Mar 8, 1985: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Dubuque, IA, Minor damage. While being directed by lineman nose wheel and main dropped off ramp. Pilots vision restricted by bright lights.

## Other aircraft with N5218A

- [Cancelled 2021-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218A-2021-10-19): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9134. Exported to India. Owner: [Haarer Ronald K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAARER%20RONALD%20K), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- [Cancelled 1956-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218A-1956-10-17): Cessna 310, S/N 35418. 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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