# N6160X: 1978 Cessna 310R, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 310R1305
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 1978
- Last registry action: December 9, 2016
- Mode S code: A80776
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6160X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6160X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6160X-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (5)

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

- [SDR BSY2003F00010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSY2003F00010), Feb 5, 2003: MOTOR. INOPERATIVE. GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEAR MOTOR AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR BSY2001F00022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSY2001F00022), Dec 7, 2001: MAGNETO. FAILED. (OMA)(MIR) RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMB OUT, SURGED, THEN SHUT DOWN. FOUND LEFT MAGNETO ON RIGHT ENGINE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAG OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR 20010430CW003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010430CW003), Mar 7, 2001: BELLCRANK. BROKEN. PILOT HEARD POPPING NOISE OUT OF GEAR, WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID A FLYBY. TOWER SAID NOSE GEAR HALF WAY DOWN, FLEW TO AIRPORT AND LAND
- [SDR 97ZZZX2076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2076), Apr 1, 1997: SWITCH. REQUIRED LUBE. MKC - AIRCRAFT NOT SHOWING LEFT GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT. CLEANED AND LUBED DOWNLOCK SWITCH. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR 95ZZZX5983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5983), Sep 5, 1995: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTION. GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. HAD INSPECTED AND FAA ISSUED FERRY PERMIT. JACKED ACFT, CHECKED WIRING AND SWITCHES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES.

## 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 NYC91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA021), Oct 29, 1990: Cessna 310 (N6160X), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY PILOTS OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO SEE AND ALTER TAXI PATH TO AVOID THE STANDING AIRCRAFT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20010227005409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010227005409I), Feb 27, 2001: Cessna 310R (N6160X), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was flying from tol to grr when he went to put the landing gear down to land at grr, he heard a popping sound. The nose gear was not indicating…
- [Incident 19980310005399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980310005399I), Mar 10, 1998: Cessna 310R (N6160X), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: incident number CE98IGA0038, aircraft departed mkc had drop in fuel pressure and power loss, returned to mkc landed with no further incident.…
- [Incident 19980302006629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980302006629I), Mar 2, 1998: Cessna 310R (N6160X), Omaha, NE. Narrative: aircraft inbound to Omaha, NE when pilot did not get rmlg green light. Aircraft landed safely. Maintenance replaced the rmlg downlock microswitch.
- [Incident 19920127001129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920127001129I), Jan 27, 1992: Cessna 310R (N6160X), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. He stated he put gear down over outer marker.
- [Accident 19901029061482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901029061482A), Oct 29, 1990: Cessna 310R (N6160X), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. While holding for takeoff wing of a taxiing DC9 N972VJ struck vertical stabilizer. DC9 taxiing on adjacent taxiway.

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