# N6508X: 1960 Cessna 210, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 57508
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1974
- Last registry action: June 25, 1977
- Mode S code: A89040
- Owner when cancelled: [Walter Fred M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTER%20FRED%20M%20JR)
- Location: [Lafayette, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9010° N, 122.1191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94549, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6508X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6508X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6508X-2013-08-06

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 210: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210.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 SEA81FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA013), Dec 3, 1980: Cessna 210 (N6508X), Royal City, WA, destroyed, 1 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 19801204078569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204078569A), Dec 4, 1980: Cessna 210 (N6508X), Royal City, WA, Destroyed. VFR pilot flew into area of rain, snow, fog, low clouds. Lost cntrol of aircraft. No record of weather briefing.

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