# N5215C: 1978 Cessna 310R, registration cancelled 2015-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 310R1515
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1978
- Last registry action: July 9, 2015
- Mode S code: A68FAF
- Location: [Kidron, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Kidron)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7478° N, 81.7475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kidron, OH, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5215C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5215C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5215C-2015-10-14

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## Service difficulty reports (3)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR BSY2003F00007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSY2003F00007), Jan 23, 2003: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. BROKEN. HAD NO RIGHT GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. FOUND DOWN AND LOCK SWITCH ACTUATOR ARM BROKEN, REMOVED AND REPLACED ARM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR 20000620SH003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000620SH003), May 25, 2000: ENGINE. SURGES. CMH - RIGHT ENGINE ON APPROACH STARTED SURGING BETWEEN 2,200 RPM AND 2,600 RPM. CHECKED ENGINE OUT COMPLETELY, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (X)
- [SDR 99ZZZX2426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2426), May 14, 1999: CIRCUIT BREAKER. MALFUNCTIONED. GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED NOT GIVING ANY GEAR DOWN INDICATION, LANDED IN DSM. MECHANIC JACKED AIRCRAFT, CYCLED GEAR MANY TIMES. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RET

## 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.

- [Incident 19880120019019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880120019019I), Jan 20, 1988: Cessna 310R (N5215C), Louisville, KY. Taxiing at high steep pilot veered off taxiway into the grass. Became stuck in the mud. Blamed seat slipped back.
- [Incident 19870401014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401014129I), Apr 1, 1987: Cessna 310R (N5215C), Nashua, NH. Diverted with loss of electrical power, found stuck starter solenoid.
- [Incident 19850919060579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919060579I), Sep 19, 1985: Cessna 310R (N5215C), Baton Rouge, LA. During hot start on engine pilot over primed. Vapors from exhaust stack ignited momentarily. No damage.

## Other aircraft with N5215C

- [Cancelled 1954-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5215C-1954-01-26): Beech B35, S/N D-2560. Owner: [Isern M A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISERN%20M%20A), [Ellinwood, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Ellinwood)

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