# N6780T: Cessna 310D, registration cancelled 1997-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 39080
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1996
- Last registry action: January 11, 1996
- Mode S code: A8FBDA
- Owner when cancelled: [Superstition Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUPERSTITION%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5119° N, 111.5794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85215, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6780T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6780T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6780T-1997-03-28

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 310D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d.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 LAX96FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA189), May 4, 1996: Cessna 310D (N6780T), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors were clouds and dark night light conditions, and the pilot's diverted attention due to a landing gear problem.

## 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 19960503009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960503009269A), May 3, 1996: Cessna 310D (N6780T), Los Angeles, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Reported no gear greens landing. Began go around to check. Entered clouds. Stalled. Vertical water impact in bay.
- [Incident 19800209021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209021029I), Feb 9, 1980: Cessna 310D (N6780T), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with nose gear swinging free. Nose gear collapsed after nose lowered on landing.

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