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N790DM1973 Cessna 310Q

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply4 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Mar 31, 2032
Based in
Vero Beach, FL
owner city / state
Engine
I0-470 SERIES · 260 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2025
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
4
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Registered owner
Nostalgair/Sky Adventures INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Vero Beach, FL
Certificate issued
Mar 27, 2025
Expires
Mar 31, 2032
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Aug 27, 1973

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
310Q
Year
1973
Serial number
310Q0828
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
6
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AAB85C

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. 2025 – nowNostalgair/Sky Adventures INCVero Beach, FL · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

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

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

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 (310Q)

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

Service Difficulty Reports (4)

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.

  • Power plant · mount · damagedJun 13, 2011

    LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE, BOTH FRONT MOUNT UPPER HALVES COMPRESSED EXCESSIVELY. THE LT FRONT MOUNT ON THE LT AND RT ENGINE WERE EXPOSING .2500" OF INNER BARREL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LT ENGINE NR 6 CYLINDER HEADER TUBE RUBBED THE ENGINE BEAM EXTENSION. IT HAS NOT BEEN UNCOMMON TO FIND THIS CONDITION ON…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Reciprocating engine · piston · brokenJun 13, 2011

    WHEN REMOVING RT ENGINE NR 4 CYLINDER DUE TO A CRACK, NR 4 PISTON SKIRT FOUND BROKE OFF AT THE 4TH RING LAND. ENGINE THEN REMOVED FROM ACFT FOR TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION. I HAVE FOUND BROKEN PISTON SKIRTS ON THIS PARTICULAR ACFT ON 3 DIFFERENT ENGINES.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Reciprocating engine · piston · failedJan 14, 2008

    THE LT ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE OIL FILTER WAS PULLED, CUT OPEN, AND INSPECTED. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METAL WAS FOUND. THE ENGINE WAS THEN TORN DOWN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. CHUNKS OF PISTON SKIRTING WAS FOUND IN THE OIL PAN, NR 2 PISTON HAD COME APART AT THE SKIRTING AROUND…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Doors · clevis pin · missingOct 17, 2006

    COTTER PIN CAME OUT OF CLEVIS PIN ITEM NR 5 OR CLEVIS PIN FAILED ATTACHING NOSE GEAR DOOR PUSH PULL TUBE TO THE EYE BOLT ON THE LT NOSE GEAR DOOR. ON TAKE OFF THE LT GEAR DOOR BLEW SHUT. WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE NOSE GEAR JAMMED HALF WAY UP, BREAKING BELLCRANK UNDER PILOTS FEET. NOSE GEAR WOULD…

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

Sources

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

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