# N6981T: Cessna 310D, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 39281
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2011
- Last registry action: August 5, 2011
- Mode S code: A94AFB
- Owner when cancelled: [Patterson Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20THOMAS%20A)
- Location: [Minerva, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Minerva)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7446° N, 81.0948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44657, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6981T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6981T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6981T-2018-01-08

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2007FA0000369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000369), Apr 4, 2007: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. THE PILOT NOTED THAT SOMETHING WAS HANGING DOWN UNDER THE AC IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND THAT THE AC WAS NOT GOING AS FAST AS IT NORMALLY DID. ANOTHER AC NOTED THAT TH

## 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 DEN00LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA151), Aug 13, 2000: Cessna 310D (N6981T), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow procedures and lower the landing gear prior to landing. Factors were diverted attention and aural perception.

## 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 20070405004199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070405004199I), Apr 5, 2007: Cessna 310D (N6981T), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) On April 5, 2007 a private pilot with asel, amel and instrument ratings had the left main landing gear collapse during roll out on runway 08 at ftg.…
- [Incident 20060422005139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060422005139I), Apr 22, 2006: Cessna 310D (N6981T), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. (-23) The private, mult-engine rated pilot with two passengers was taxiing to rw 8L at Pueblo municipal airport, Colorado, with intent to takeoff for a…
- [Accident 20000813015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000813015489A), Aug 13, 2000: Cessna 310D (N6981T), Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) During the approach to rwy 26 at ftg Mr. Brannon, the pilot of N6981T, was distracted by another a/c who had made a radio call informing other a/c that…

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