# N972AC: 1973 Cessna 310Q, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 310Q0792
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1978
- Last registry action: July 17, 1982
- Mode S code: AD8B16
- Owner when cancelled: [Shrike Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHRIKE%20AVIATION%20CO)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5813° N, 97.5737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73120, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N972AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=972AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N972AC-2013-05-23

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

## 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 FTW78FPG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG16), Feb 17, 1978: Cessna 310Q (N972AC), Fort Smith, AR, destroyed

## 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 19780217002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217002049A), Feb 17, 1978: Cessna T310R (N972AC), Fort Smith, AR, Destroyed. Aftr tkof plt rprtd att indc not funct & acft mushy,returning to .att indc ckd ok aftr acdnt.

## Other aircraft with N972AC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N972AC): Airbus Helicopters Deutschland MBB-BK117 D-3, S/N 21122, built 2022

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