# N69980: 1974 Cessna 310Q, registration cancelled 2015-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 310Q1053
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 1974
- Certificate issued: April 8, 2014
- Last registry action: April 8, 2014
- Mode S code: A94FAE
- Owner when cancelled: [Fluid Process Automation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLUID%20PROCESS%20AUTOMATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Alliance, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Alliance)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9185° N, 81.1286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44601, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=69980
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69980-2015-12-15

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 310Q: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 2014FA0000295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000295), Mar 8, 2014: HEATER. FIRE. NOSE COMPARTMENT WAS DISCOLORED, PAINT BLISTERED, EVIDENCE OF A FIRE IN THE COMPARTMENT.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2757](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2757), Jul 13, 1999: PUMP. FAILED. MAIN FUEL TRANSFER PUMP IN RIGHT WING FAILED DUE TO SHORTING OF POSITIVE WIRE TO GROUNDING SHIELDED WIRE. FAILURE OCCURRED IN FLIGHT. SUBMITTER STATED CAUSE UNK

## 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 CEN14LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA159), Mar 8, 2014: Cessna 310Q (N69980), Wapakoneta, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fire due to a fuel leak of the cabin heater system. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance of the airplane, which failed to identify leaks in the heater system.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20140308004349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140308004349A), Mar 8, 2014: Cessna 310Q (N69980), New Knoxville, OH, Substantial damage. After a non eventful landing while taxing to parking, the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. He shutdown the elctrical system but the smoke continued to…

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