Twin piston

N42SS

1972 Cessna 310Q

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
310Q0682
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Greeley, CO
1972 Cessna 310Q
Representative photo of a Cessna 310Q. Not a photo of N42SS.
Registration record

N42SS on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna 310Q
Serial
310Q0682
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC
Greeley, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1973-01-30
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4FAE7
Mode S (octal)
51175347
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
680 nm
Cruise (type)
192 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$99,900 to $179,900
Middle half of 11 live Cessna 310Q listings, 1970–1974 models (median $159,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N42SS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2000-05-01
    N42SS previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 3345); cancelled.
  • 1973-01-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N42SS

N42SS is a 1972 Cessna 310Q, serial number 310Q0682. The FAA register lists Bas Part Sales LLC as the registrant in Greeley, Colorado.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 192 knots and a range of about 680 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 30, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N42SS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
192 kt
Range
680 nm
Fuel burn
26 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-02-24 Accident · Mountain Spring, NV Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX97LA110
Reported aircraft: Bell 206B — a different aircraft that carried the N42SS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's poor weather evaluation and the decision to continue to attempt to land during forecast adverse weather conditions.

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.