# N8276M: Cessna 210K, registration cancelled 1998-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 1998
- 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: 21059276
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1987
- Last registry action: March 19, 1997
- Mode S code: AB4E12
- Owners when cancelled: [Cavale Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVALE%20FRANK), [Mcconnaughey H D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCONNAUGHEY%20H%20D)
- Location: [Visalia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Visalia)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8276M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8276M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8276M-1998-11-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX97FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA210), Jun 12, 1997: Cessna 210K (N8276M), Topanga, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper VFR altitude over mountainous terrain obscured by clouds, and his intentional descent into instrument meteorological weather conditions.

## 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 19970612014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970612014039A), Jun 12, 1997: Cessna 210K (N8276M), Topanga, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The noinstrument rated pilot was familiar with the los angeles basin area. The weather was overcast with tops reported in excess of 5600 feet. The pilot was…

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