# N5280V: 1975 Cessna 210L, registration cancelled 1992-12-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 28, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21060895
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1983
- Last registry action: November 20, 2001
- Mode S code: A6A912
- Owner when cancelled: [Thermtran Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THERMTRAN%20LTD)
- Location: [Madison, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Madison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3440° N, 72.6243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06443, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5280V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5280V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280V-1992-12-28

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 210L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l.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 NYC91LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA043), Dec 6, 1990: Cessna 210L (N5280V), New Haven, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE RADIO/TRAFFIC PATTERN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE AIRCRAFT'S LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AFTER ACTIVATING THE RUNWAY…
- [NTSB FTW82DA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA212), Jun 5, 1982: Cessna 210L (N5280V), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Accident 19901205062669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901205062669A), Dec 5, 1990: Cessna 210L (N5280V), New Haven, CT, Substantial damage. Lost electrics. No lights. On landing hit truck. Driver was transmitting on wrong frequency. No beacon on truck.
- [Incident 19900604026209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604026209I), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 210L (N5280V), Pittsburgh, PA. Unsafe gear down light. Made go around. Used emergency extension procedures. Landed without incident.
- [Accident 19820604020759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820604020759A), Jun 4, 1982: Cessna 210L (N5280V), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climb out due to a broken piston pin. Too high for landing on runway, flipped over in a plowed field

## Other aircraft with N5280V

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5280V): Rust B/Rust V 4-1200, S/N 1915, built 2009
- [Cancelled 1965-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280V-1965-06-03): Douglas B-26, S/N 4139353. Owner: [Transit Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSIT%20AIR)

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