# N8278M: 1970 Cessna 210K, registration cancelled 2013-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2013
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 21059278
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1970
- Last registry action: July 23, 2013
- Mode S code: AB4E58
- Location: [San Ysidro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Ysidro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5556° N, 117.0512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92173, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8278M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8278M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278M-2013-07-24

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 MIA93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA131), May 27, 1993: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Myakka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 2 piston connecting rod for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a forced landing to unsuitable terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 20120126004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120126004909I), Jan 26, 2012: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft force landed in an open field under unknown circumstances.
- [Incident 19980830040299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980830040299I), Aug 30, 1998: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Winchester, VA, Minor damage. Pilot had been practicing tough-n-go's in his CE210, when he landed gear up. There were no passengers. Damage to the airicraft was minor.
- [Accident 19930527015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527015419A), May 27, 1993: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Mayakka City, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed after vibration and smoke. Collapsed gear landing. Found broken connecting rod number two cylinder.

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