# N6579X: 1960 Cessna 210A, registration cancelled 2008-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408)
- 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: 21057579
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 1960
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1989
- Last registry action: September 3, 2008
- Mode S code: A8AA64
- Owner when cancelled: [Crossfield A Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSSFIELD%20A%20SCOTT)
- Location: [Herndon, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Herndon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9269° N, 77.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20171, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6579X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6579X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579X-2008-12-05

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 210A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a.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 CHI06MA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06MA115), Apr 19, 2006: Cessna 210A (N6579X), Ludville, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain updated en route weather information, which resulted in his continued instrument flight into a widespread area of severe convective activity, and the air traffic…
- [NTSB IAD79DIA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIA17), Aug 21, 1978: Cessna 210 (N6579X), Basye, VA, substantial damage

## 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 20060419030749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060419030749A), Apr 19, 2006: Cessna 210A (N6579X), Ludville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On April 19, 2006, N6579X departed prattville, al enroute to manassas, VA on an IFR flight plan. While operating at 11,000 feet and in contact with the…
- [Accident 19780821035319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821035319A), Aug 21, 1978: Cessna 210H (N6579X), Basye, VA, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N6579X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6579X): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23727
- [Cancelled 2017-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579X-2017-06-15): Ascending Technologies ASCTEC HUMMINGBIRD, S/N 21054. Exported to Austria. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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