Aircraft record

N6979TCessna 310D

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Dec 2024)1 AD may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Nov 30, 2031
Based in: West Union, OH; owner city / state
Engine: I0-470 SERIES · 260 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 2024
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2024
ADs may apply: 1; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: West Union, OH
Certificate issued: Nov 23, 2024
Expires: Nov 30, 2031
Airworthiness: Standard
Airworthiness date: Oct 4, 1960

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: 310D
Serial number: 39279
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: A9485C

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

2024 – nowIndividual ownerWest Union, OH · 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 30, 2024 · Peebles, OH

On December 30, 2024, about 1515 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310D, N6979T, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Peebles, Ohio. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 ferry flight. According to the owner of the airplane, the purpose of the flight was to ferry the airplane, which he…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Fatal
Report: ERA25FA086

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA25FA086)

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.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2016-17-08	Elevator Tab Control System	Sep 12, 2016	Airframe (310D)

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

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

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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