# N4178Q: Cessna 310N, registration cancelled 1991-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 310N0078
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A4F1A0
- Owners when cancelled: [Flying Sch Of The Cascades Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20SCH%20OF%20THE%20CASCADES%20INC%20DBA), [Cascade Flight School](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASCADE%20FLIGHT%20SCHOOL)
- Location: [Bellingham, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellingham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.7973° N, 122.4315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98226, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4178Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4178Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Q-1991-03-29

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 310N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n.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 SEA88MA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88MA015), Nov 5, 1987: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Bellingham, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19871104062249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104062249A), Nov 4, 1987: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Bellingham, WA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck trees on a night localizer approach in dense fog. Radio equipment inoperable prior to flight.
- [Incident 19820710039989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710039989I), Jul 10, 1982: Cessna 310 (N4178Q), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Tower advised gear not down on landing approach. During go around, props hit runway. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19790302010649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302010649I), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Gear retracted on rollout instead of flaps.

## Other aircraft with N4178Q

- [Cancelled 1997-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Q-1997-08-15): Northrop F-5A, S/N 701374. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Eidetics International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EIDETICS%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)

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