# N9162M: Cessna 210M, registration cancelled 1999-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A21](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21062066
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1993
- Last registry action: May 15, 1996
- Mode S code: ACAF9F
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Investments Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20INVESTMENTS%20INC)
- Location: [Buchanan, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Buchanan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5361° N, 79.6786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24066, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9162M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9162M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9162M-1999-02-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 210M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m.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 NYC97FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA103), Jun 3, 1997: Cessna 210M (N9162M), Elliston, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the PIC to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation.

## 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 19970603012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970603012779A), Jun 3, 1997: Cessna 210M (N9162M), Roanoke, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Practice IFR in IMC. Not IFR current. Lost control exceeded design load. Came apart prior impact.

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