# N6985B: Cessna T210M, registration cancelled 1993-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21062864
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1987
- Last registry action: September 16, 1993
- Mode S code: A94B77
- Owners when cancelled: [Murphy Timothy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20TIMOTHY%20J), [Olsen Norman R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLSEN%20NORMAN%20R)
- Location: [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1352° N, 118.0267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91006, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6985B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6985B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6985B-1993-10-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 T210M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m.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 LAX90FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA300), Aug 25, 1990: Cessna T-210-M (N6985B), Placerville, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISIDENTIFICATION OF THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAILURE TO SELECT AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR HIS NIGHT TIME MEDICAL LIMITATION…

## 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 19900824036059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824036059A), Aug 24, 1990: Cessna T210M (N6985B), Placerville, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Circling destination airport at night struck trees. Defective color vision. No current night time.

## Other aircraft with N6985B

- [Cancelled 1960-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6985B-1960-05-20): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-5107. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Sandin Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDIN%20ROBERT%20E), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

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