Cessna 210 accidents

The NTSB database holds 2,022 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 210, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 364 of them were fatal (18%), and 796 people died.

The deadliest year was 1976, with 37 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (711 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Brazil.

1,356 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

2,022

Records

364

Fatal

796

Deaths

18%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 666 of 2,022 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 526

1970s 574

1980s 353

1990s 214

2000s 165

2010s 127

2020s 63

Where these happened

United States 1,891 Mexico 38 Brazil 19 Australia 10 Canada 6 Unknown/Not Reported 5

Operators involved

Flight Express, Inc. 4 Atlantic Aero* 4 Sky Harbor Air 4 Flight Express 3 Longhorn Flyin 3 Paramazonia Taxi Aereo Ltda. 3

All 2,022 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
8 Dec 1989	Cessna 210-5 (205) CFOXF	Rainier, Washington, United States	THY Olde Rent-A-Plane Co	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1989	Cessna 210D N3767Y	Alvin, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Dec 1988	Cessna 210B N210RW	Mt Airy, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	William R. Spencer	Fatal	2
30 Sep 1988	Cessna 210L N5268V	Monroe, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Clark, Thomas H.	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1988	Cessna 210E N3ME	N Bonneville, Washington, United States	Everett L. Merritt	Fatal	2
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 210L N29111	Maricopa, California, United States	James C Francis Contractor Inc	Fatal	2
7 Feb 1987	Cessna 210N N6497N	Diboll, Texas, United States	Kenneth P. Barton	Fatal	2
17 Nov 1986	Cessna 210L N2192S	Buford, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 May 1986	Cessna 210M N750RS	Calumet, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Jan 1986	Cessna 210L N73SN	Lake City, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 May 1985	Cessna 210M N761MC	Morrisville, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Nov 1983	Cessna 210L N1177Q	Rhinebeck, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Oct 1983	Cessna 210-5 (205) N8370Z	Schurz, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Nov 1982	Cessna 210 N9557T	Gorst, Washington, United States	Whatcom Flyers, Inc.	Fatal	2
7 Sep 1982	Cessna 210A N6652X	Lake Havasu, California, United States no coordinates	Cleland Feast	Fatal	2
13 Aug 1982	Cessna 210J N3331S	Lees Summit, Missouri, United States	Kevin Monger	Fatal	2
24 Apr 1982	Cessna 210 N4614Q	Lexington, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Mar 1982	Cessna 210G N5870F	Etiwanda, California, United States no coordinates	D. Davis	Fatal	2
7 Jan 1982	Cessna 210 N9763X	Helena, Montana, United States	Robert R. Hylton	Fatal	2
1 Dec 1981	Cessna 210N N5339Y	Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Carowings Inc.	Fatal	2
2 Jul 1980	Cessna 210H N2229R	Lyndonville, Vermont, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1980	Cessna 210N N6640N	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	Air Checkmate	Fatal	2
7 Oct 1979	Cessna 210 N1738X	Osteen, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Sep 1979	Cessna 210L N59200	Garden City, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Mar 1979	Cessna 210 N761MV	Limon, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Coffeyville AI	Fatal	2
19 Dec 1978	Cessna 210L N4638Q	Morton, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Galesburg Avia	Fatal	2
25 Aug 1978	Cessna 210L N3JE	Hot Springs, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Jun 1978	Cessna 210L N22195	Belgrade, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Jan 1978	Cessna 210K N8230M	Ithaca, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Nov 1977	Cessna 210E N2369F	Moscow, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Sep 1977	Cessna 210L N2199S	Smithville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Mar 1977	Cessna 210L N1630X	Elk Mountain, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Mar 1977	Cessna 210L N1630X	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Oct 1976	Cessna 210L N2135S	Villanow, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Venture Flight	Fatal	2
5 Sep 1976	Cessna 210 N6111F	Athens, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Jan 1976	Cessna 210 N9490T	Jena, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Jan 1976	Cessna 210 N9490T	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Nov 1975	Cessna 210 N7422E	Lynnville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Oct 1975	Cessna 210L N5392V	Magnolia, Texas, United States no coordinates	Woody Lesikar	Fatal	2
1 Sep 1975	Cessna 210J N6177F	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Mar 1975	Cessna 210G N5917F	Andytown, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1974	Cessna 210 N9456X	Duck, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 May 1974	Cessna 210 N1187Q	Magdalena, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Apr 1974	Cessna 210 N59082	Arteaga, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Nov 1973	Cessna 210 N9550T	Quilcene, Washington, United States no coordinates	Air Puyallup	Fatal	2
31 Mar 1973	Cessna 210 N9545T	Farson, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Jan 1973	Cessna 210 N6710R	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Jun 1972	Cessna 210E N2371F	Monticello, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Monark Boat Co	Fatal	2
30 Apr 1972	Cessna 210H N6123F	Amarillo, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Jul 1971	Cessna 210G N5911F	Torrington, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Sharp Bros.see	Fatal	2