# N1976Y: Cessna 310R, registration cancelled 1997-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 310R0041
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1993
- Last registry action: December 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A1856D
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Air Charter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AIR%20CHARTER%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8096° N, 117.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1976Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1976Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976Y-1997-02-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 310R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX94FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA116), Feb 8, 1994: Cessna 310R (N1976Y), La Jolla, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the dark night lighting conditions, moderate to severe turbulence, and heavy rain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19940207001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940207001659A), Feb 7, 1994: Cessna 310R (N1976Y), La Jolla, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control on climbout into area turbulence and heavy rain. Dived into ocean. Airmets for frontal system weather.

## Other aircraft with N1976Y

- [Cancelled 1971-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976Y-1971-02-01): Mooney M20D, S/N 241. Owner: [Wheeless Nathan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEELESS%20NATHAN), [Meridian, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Meridian)

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