# N5268W: 1981 Cessna P210N, registration cancelled 2003-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P21000668
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2000
- Last registry action: October 21, 2003
- Mode S code: A6A2BD
- Owners when cancelled: [Lb Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LB%20AVIATION%20INC), [Centurian Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTURIAN%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Winnetka, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Winnetka)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1041° N, 87.7539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60093, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5268W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5268W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5268W-2003-12-15

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 P210N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n.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 CHI01LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA269), Aug 9, 2001: Cessna P210N (N5268W), Mackinac Island, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper glidepath during the landing approach resulting in the pilot not maintaining clearance from the trees. Factors were the haze, the gusty winds, and the trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20010809021489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809021489A), Aug 9, 2001: Cessna P210N (N5268W), Mackinac Island, MI, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was cleared for a visual approach (IFR) to mackinaw Island. Pilot missed first attempt at landing. On second attempt aircraft descended low…

## Other aircraft with N5268W

- [Cancelled 2010-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5268W-2010-02-17): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208979, built 2009. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Independence, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Independence)
- [Cancelled 1975-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5268W-1975-08-30): Piper PA-28-160, S/N 28-314, built 1962. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Martin Aviation Sales Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20AVIATION%20SALES%20CO%20INC), [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.