# N6540X: 1960 Cessna 210, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 57540
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1960
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2002
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A89E04
- Owner when cancelled: [Cvl Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CVL%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6540X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6540X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6540X-2013-04-30

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 ATL06LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA050), Mar 9, 2006: Cessna 210 (N6540X), Jesup, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft, which resulted in a forced landing, and an in-flight collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was the failure…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20060308004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060308004109A), Mar 8, 2006: Cessna 210 (N6540X), Jessup, GA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he departed from ssi enroute to pdk and leveled off at approx. 6000FT. After approx 5 minutes he noticed that engine rpm's had dropped…
- [Incident 19890630051229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890630051229I), Jun 30, 1989: Cessna 210 (N6540X), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. While practicing touch and go landing pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear up. Gear horn worked.

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