# N78ST: Cessna 310R, registration cancelled 1980-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 310R0702
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1979
- Mode S code: AA8FCF
- Owner when cancelled: [Texas Drilling Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20DRILLING%20CO)
- Location: [Abilene, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abilene)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78ST
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78ST
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78ST-1980-11-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## 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 CHI80DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA017), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 310R (N78ST), Green Bay, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19791221043929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221043929A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 310R (N78ST), Green Bay, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees on ILS approach a half mile right of runway. Weather below approach minamums.

## Other aircraft with N78ST

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78ST): Todd Scott CHALLENGER 2, S/N CH2-0895-1374

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