# N5121J: 1975 Cessna 310R, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- 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: 310R0241
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1975
- Certificate issued: November 26, 1985
- Last registry action: November 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A66B61
- Owner when cancelled: [Hfg Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HFG%20INC)
- Location: [Bedford, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Bedford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8635° N, 86.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47421, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5121J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5121J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5121J-2013-08-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI89FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA035), Dec 24, 1988: Cessna 310R (N5121J), Madison, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DISREGARD OF IFR PROCEDURES IN DESCENDING BELOW THE MINIMUM DECISION HEIGHT FOR THE APPROACH TO A POINT WHERE COLLISION WITH TOWERS AND/OR WIRES BECAME POSSIBLE. HIS ABRUPT…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19881224056159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881224056159A), Dec 24, 1988: Cessna 310R (N5121J), Madison, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates pilot flew into ground while circling low to land after night VOR approach. Failed to monitor altitude.
- [Incident 19810625048489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625048489I), Jun 25, 1981: Cessna 310R (N5121J), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. Failed to complete check list landed gear up. Landing gear horn was known inop prior to flight.

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