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A Cessna 210 Centurion, the same model family as N3797Y
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026
N3797Y

Cessna 210D

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesMaryland
Records check, free: 0 to understand, 4 clearWhere is it now

N3797Y is a Cessna 210D, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1964. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Baltimore, Maryland. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 30, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate. 1 document is on file: bill of sale (evidence of ownership).

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Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
210D · all 210Ds and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Cessna 210 Centurion family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
21058297
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1964
Cruising speed
141 mph
Transponder code
A4589E (octal 51054236)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
December 30, 2025
Expires
December 31, 2032
Last FAA action
December 30, 2025
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
FAA region
EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00880184

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Cockroft Roger
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
131 W Fort Ave
Baltimore, MD 21230-4409

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Documents on file 1

2026-10-09Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)

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Records check free · 0 to understand · 4 clear

The public federal record on N3797Y, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Cockroft Roger, an individual, certificate issued December 30, 2025, expires December 31, 2032. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

NOTEAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate; the FAA file gives no certificate date. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 21058297 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N3797Y according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

1 document received recently: Bill of sale (evidence of ownership) (October 9, 2026). [3]

CLEARAccident and incident record

No NTSB investigation records located under N3797Y. CLEAR means the query ran and returned nothing, not that nothing ever happened. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data