Twin piston

N6979T

Cessna 310D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
39279
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
West Union, OH
 Cessna 310D
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Registration record

N6979T on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 310D
Serial
39279
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
West Union, OH
Certificate issued
2024-11-23
Airworthiness date
1960-10-04
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A9485C
Mode S (octal)
52244134
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$115,000 to $199,000
Middle half of 3 live Cessna 310D listings, 1960–1960 models (median $139,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N6979T.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-30
    Accident at Peebles, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-11-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N6979T.
  • 1960-10-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N6979T

N6979T is a Cessna 310D, serial number 39279. It is registered to an individual in West Union, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 23, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 4, 1960.

N6979T has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-12-30 Accident · Peebles, OH Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA25FA086
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310
Preliminary report: On December 30, 2024, about 1515 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310D, N6979T, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Peebles, Ohio. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 ferry flight. According to the owner of the airplane, the purpose of the flight was to ferry the airplane, which he purchased in October, from Branch County Memorial Airport (OEB), Coldwater, Michigan to Alexander Salamon Airport (AMT), West Union, Ohio. The owner stated that the airplane did not have a current annual inspection, and that a ferry flight had been issued for the flight. The owner commented that, prior…
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.