Twin piston

N8242Q

1973 Cessna 310Q

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
310Q0715
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Birds Eye View Inc (Corporation)
Based
Farmington, NM
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1973 Cessna 310Q
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Registration record

N8242Q on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 310Q
Serial
310Q0715
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Birds Eye View Inc
Farmington, NM
Certificate issued
2024-10-22
Airworthiness date
1973-03-27
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB4264
Mode S (octal)
52641144
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 N8242Q.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-01
    Accident at Midvale, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N8242Q.
  • 1973-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8242Q

N8242Q is a 1973 Cessna 310Q, serial number 310Q0715. The FAA register lists Birds Eye View Inc as the registrant in Farmington, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

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 March 27, 1973.

N8242Q has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
192 kt
Range
680 nm
Fuel burn
26 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-04-01 Accident · Midvale, OH Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA25FA163
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310Q
Preliminary report: On April 1, 2025, about 1704 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310Q, N8242Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Midvale, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot’s family members stated that he had been practicing “360° maneuvers.” Preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data showed that the airplane departed about 1640 from Harry Clever Field Airport (PHD), New Philadelphia, Ohio, and made a series of 360° turns southeast of the airport (see figure. 1). Two pilots performing an instructional flight in the airport’s traffic pattern…
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.