Twin piston

N252DL

1975 Cessna 310R

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1975
Serial
310R0242
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Plac Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Paradise, TX
1975 Cessna 310R
Representative photo of a Cessna 310R. Not a photo of N252DL.
Registration record

N252DL on the FAA register

Type
1975 Cessna 310R
Serial
310R0242
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Plac Holdings LLC
Paradise, TX
Certificate issued
2019-12-02
Airworthiness date
1975-05-28
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A25F42
Mode S (octal)
50457502
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
188 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$146,500 to $236,750
Middle half of 6 live Cessna 310R listings, 1975–1979 models (median $192,450). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N252DL.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-14
    Accident at Poolville, TX; damage: destroyed.
  • 2019-12-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N252DL.
  • 1975-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N252DL

N252DL is a 1975 Cessna 310R, serial number 310R0242. The FAA register lists Plac Holdings LLC as the registrant in Paradise, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 2, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO 520 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 188 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 28, 1975.

N252DL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
188 kt
Range
725 nm
Landing over 50 ft
2,992 ft
Fuel burn
25 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 310R type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 310R specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-01-14 Accident · Poolville, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN24FA089
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310R
Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation for undetermined reasons which resulted into controlled descent into terrain.
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.