# N8246M: 1969 Cessna 210K, registration cancelled 2017-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 210K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (registry code 2073446)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21059246
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 1970
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1997
- Last registry action: May 22, 2006
- Mode S code: AB42ED
- Owner when cancelled: [R Michael Brown Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20MICHAEL%20BROWN%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2964° N, 97.8080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78746, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8246M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8246M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8246M-2017-03-06

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 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 FTW01FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA116), May 13, 2001: Cessna 210K (N8246M), Leakey, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during a go-around, which resulted in the aircraft impacting a tree.

## 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 20010513008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010513008639A), May 13, 2001: Cessna 210K (N8246M), Leakey, TX, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (.19)On may 13, 2001, at 1300 central daylight time, a Cessna 210K single-engine, complex airplane, N8246M, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain…
- [Incident 19840225012169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840225012169I), Feb 25, 1984: Cessna 210K (N8246M), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear would only partially extend. Landed with gear partially extended. Cause undetermined.

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