# N5838X: Cessna 310F, registration cancelled 1988-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3100138
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A78493
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5838X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5838X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5838X-1988-11-21

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 310F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW85FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA224), May 14, 1985: Cessna 310F (N5838X), Marfa, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC67F0426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0426), Jan 11, 1967: Cessna 310F (N5838X), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19850514016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850514016999A), May 14, 1985: Cessna 310F (N5838X), Marfa, TX, Destroyed. Black smoke from right engine on takeoff. Made a 180, descended, wing struck ground. Many engine discrepancies.
- [Incident 19810125001699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001699I), Jan 25, 1981: Cessna 310F (N5838X), Andalusia, AL, Minor damage. Student pilot was making a practice single engine landing. Aircraft struck ground in left crab left wheel came off.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain, except the copies of manufacturers’ service documents, which belong to their rights holders.