# N8957Z: 1962 Cessna 310G, registration cancelled 2020-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218)
- 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: 310G0057
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 1962
- Certificate issued: August 6, 2014
- Last registry action: April 12, 2017
- Mode S code: AC5B4C
- Owner when cancelled: [Zero Energy Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZERO%20ENERGY%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0457° N, 105.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8957Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8957Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957Z-2020-12-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 310G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN17LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA340), Sep 1, 2017: Cessna 310G (N8957Z), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collapse of the right main landing gear due to a bent pushrod, which precluded the gear from fully extending. The reason for the bent pushrod could not be determined based on the available…
- [NTSB MKC72DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ05), Jul 10, 1971: Cessna 310G (N8957Z), Columbus, NE, substantial damage

## 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 20170901011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170901011169A), Sep 1, 2017: Cessna 310G (N8957Z), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. As aircraft began touch down during a touch and go landing the pilot felt the right main gear had a "mushy feeling" the left main felt stiff and secure as did…

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