# N5281A: 1979 Cessna 210N, registration cancelled 2008-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2008
- Exported to: Bolivia
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (registry code 2073453)
- 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: 21063346
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1979
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1986
- Last registry action: October 29, 1997
- Mode S code: A6A922
- Owner when cancelled: [South Suburban Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20SUBURBAN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Frankfort, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Frankfort)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4745° N, 87.8412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60423, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5281A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5281A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5281A-2008-07-03

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 210N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n.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 CHI92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA041), Dec 3, 1991: Cessna 210N (N5281A), Frankfort, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FSS TO NOTIFY ATC THAT THE ARIPORT WAS CLOSED, ATC'S SUBSEQUENT APPROACH CLEARANCE TO THE CLOSED AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE ICY…

## 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 19911202054889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911202054889A), Dec 2, 1991: Cessna 210N (N5281A), Frankfort, IL, Substantial damage. Slid off ice and snow covered runway on landing roll. NOTAM given to fss but not forwarded by ATC to aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N5281A

- [Cancelled 1971-01-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5281A-1971-01-22): Cessna 310, S/N 35481. Owner: [Blunden E M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUNDEN%20E%20M), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)

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