N873971975 Cessna 310R
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Smith Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Springer, OK
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 18, 1975
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 310R
- Year
- 1975
- Serial number
- 310R0545
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- 3A10
- Mode S code
- AC052E
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Io 520 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 285 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- until nowSmith Aviation LLCSpringer, OK · current
- 1955 – 1957Individual ownerWareham, MA · different airframe: 1946 Engineering & Research 415-C S/N 570
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
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 (310R) |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. |
| 98-04-28 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (310R) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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.
- Reciprocating engine · camshaft · brokenOct 14, 1996
PWN/AUG - FLT 32 - INBOUND, FLT CREW NOTICED FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATING, THEN PROP (RT ) FEATHERED. OIL OBSERVED COMING FROM INBD NOSE COWLING . UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE AT AUG. INSP FND GOV DAMAGED, LT NOSE CASE FROM GOV PAD TO NR 6 CYL BROKEN AWAY. CAMSHAFT FND BROKEN BETWEEN NR 2 AND 4 CYLS AND NR 6…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · connecting rod · brokenOct 14, 1996
PWN/AUG - FLT 32 - INBOUND, FLT CREW NOTICED FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATING, THEN PROP (RT ) FEATHERED. OIL OBSERVED COMING FROM INBD NOSE COWLING . UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE AT AUG. INSP FND GOV DAMAGED, LT NOSE CASE FROM GOV PAD TO NR 6 CYL BROKEN AWAY. CAMSHAFT FND BROKEN BETWEEN NR 2 AND 4 CYLS AND NR 6…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026