# N8221M: Cessna 210K, registration cancelled 1991-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 210K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (registry code 2073446)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21059221
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: AB3AD0
- Owners when cancelled: [Gifford Frederick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIFFORD%20FREDERICK), [Gifford Ruby](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIFFORD%20RUBY), [Gaulding Doris](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAULDING%20DORIS)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4682° N, 118.7797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93306, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8221M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8221M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8221M-1991-01-29

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 210K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k.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 LAX88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA076), Dec 24, 1987: Cessna 210K (N8221M), Chowchilla, CA, 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 19871224071859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871224071859A), Dec 24, 1987: Cessna 210K (N8221M), Chowchilla, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel trying to land at airport for fuel. Failed to activate lights and crash landed off side of runway.
- [Incident 19870810050719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810050719I), Aug 10, 1987: Cessna 210K (N8221M), Bakersfield, CA. Unsafe gear indication after takeoff. Hard yaw manuevers gave safe indication. Nose door actuator o ring failed.

## Other aircraft with N8221M

- [Cancelled 2001-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8221M-2001-08-21): Mitsubishi MU-300, S/N A076 S.A.. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [White Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)

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