# N6780T: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 28, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6780T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6780T

## Aircraft that carried N6780T

- [Cancelled 1997-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6780T-1997-03-28): Cessna 310D, S/N 39080. Owner: [Superstition Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUPERSTITION%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N6780T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX96FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA189), May 4, 1996: Cessna 310D (N6780T), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors were clouds and dark night light conditions, and the pilot's diverted attention due to a landing gear problem.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6780T (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19960503009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960503009269A), May 3, 1996: Cessna 310D (N6780T), Los Angeles, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Reported no gear greens landing. Began go around to check. Entered clouds. Stalled. Vertical water impact in bay.
- [Incident 19800209021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209021029I), Feb 9, 1980: Cessna 310D (N6780T), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with nose gear swinging free. Nose gear collapsed after nose lowered on landing.

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