Single-engine piston

N8261Z

1963 Cessna 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
2050261
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470-S
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wardlay Farms and Ranches (Corporation)
Based
Grandview, TX
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1963 Cessna 205
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Registration record

N8261Z on the FAA register

Type
1963 Cessna 205 (FAA: Cessna 210-5(205))
Serial
2050261
Engines
Continental IO-470-S
Registered owner
Wardlay Farms and Ranches
Grandview, TX
Certificate issued
2020-01-31
Airworthiness date
1991-05-24
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB49B8
Mode S (octal)
52644670
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
515 nm
Cruise (type)
138 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N8261Z.
  • 1991-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N8261Z

N8261Z is a 1963 Cessna 205 (FAA model 210-5(205)), serial number 2050261. The FAA register lists Wardlay Farms and Ranches as the registrant in Grandview, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470-S engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 138 knots and a range of about 515 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 24, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8261Z.

Cruise
138 kt
Range
515 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,465 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,510 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 205 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8261Z.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.