# N6401N: 1978 Cessna 210N, registration cancelled 2014-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 21062977
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1985
- Last registry action: March 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A867C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Creed R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CREED%20R)
- Location: [High Point, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/High%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9557° N, 80.0053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of High Point, NC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6401N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6401N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6401N-2014-11-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 BFO88FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA026), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 210N (N6401N), Quantico, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19880320005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320005879A), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 210N (N6401N), Quantico, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Encountered snow showers. Tried climbout on top. VFR pilot lost control. Spatial disorientation. Spiral dive. Broke

## Other aircraft with N6401N

- [Cancelled 1950-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6401N-1950-07-07): Stinson AT-19, S/N 1648, built 1942. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Dewes W E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEWES%20W%20E), [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)

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