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N317L1961 Cessna 310F

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Dec 1987)1 AD may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2029
Based in
Wilmington, DE
owner city / state
Engine
I0-470 SERIES · 260 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2005
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1987
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Aviation Adventures And Publications INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
Feb 24, 2005
Expires
Jul 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
May 23, 1961

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
310F
Year
1961
Serial number
310-0126
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A361CC

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor I0-470 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
260 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2005 – nowAviation Adventures And Publications INCWilmington, DE · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Dec 5, 1987 · Opa Locka, FL

THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE THREE TOUCH & GO LANDINGS & ON THE FOURTH LANDING, WHILE ON ROLLOUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK ROD BROKE ALLOWING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
MIA88LA054

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA88LA054)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2016-17-08Elevator Tab Control SystemSep 12, 2016Airframe (310F)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Propellers · pin · wrong partJan 28, 2003

    DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT FEATHERING PIN ASSY MOUNTED ON THIS PROPELLER IS WRONG PART. PART AS INSTALLED IS MOUNTED ON TOP OF TWO RIVETS IN SPINNER BULKHEAD, CAUSING PART TO BE BENT OVER THE RIVETS AND WEARING ON BLADE CLAMPS. LEFT UNREPAIRED IT COULD SERIOUSLY COMPROMISE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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