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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8276M

N8276M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 210K. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 13, 1998. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 210K cancelled November 13, 1998

Serial number
21059276
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
July 6, 1987
Last FAA action
March 19, 1997
Last owner
Cavale Frank (Partnership)
Visalia, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8276M

LAX97FA210Accident on June 12, 1997 at Topanga, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 210K · serial 21059276

The pilot's failure to maintain proper VFR altitude over mountainous terrain obscured by clouds, and his intentional descent into instrument meteorological weather conditions.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site