# N5044J: 1975 Cessna 310R, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A10), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 310R0164
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1975
- Certificate issued: July 27, 2017
- Last registry action: July 27, 2017
- Mode S code: A64BB9
- Owner when cancelled: [Kbuf Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KBUF%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9137° N, 78.8662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14209, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5044J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5044J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044J-2020-10-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ERA19FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA039), Nov 9, 2018: Cessna 310 (N5044J), Walton, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight fire of undetermined origin. Contributing to the accident were the severe icing conditions encountered during the final minutes of the flight, which led to a loss of airplane control.

## 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 20181109017129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181109017129A), Nov 9, 2018: Cessna 310R (N5044J), Walton, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. 11/09/2018 2143ZHANCOCK, NY: N5044J, C310, requested to land immediately. Bgm lost radar contact and communications at 2000Z 5 miles se of the hnk VOR. Pilot…

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