Twin piston

N978

1968 Cessna 310N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
310N-0128
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Destination Flight Solutions LLC (LLC)
Based
Russellville, AL
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Registration record

N978 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Cessna 310N
Serial
310N-0128
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Destination Flight Solutions LLC
Russellville, AL
Certificate issued
2023-01-14
Airworthiness date
1968-07-03
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADA15C
Mode S (octal)
53320534
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
676 nm
Cruise (type)
193 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N978 to the current registrant.
  • 2009-09-18
    N978 previously assigned to a Sikorsky S62A (s/n 62009); cancelled.
  • 1968-07-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1939-09-03
    N978 previously assigned to a Pitcairn PA-3 Orowing (s/n 30); cancelled.
Overview

About N978

N978 is a 1968 Cessna 310N, serial number 310N-0128. The FAA register lists Destination Flight Solutions LLC as the registrant in Russellville, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 193 knots and a range of about 676 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 3, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N978. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
193 kt
Range
676 nm
Fuel burn
26 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 310N type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-03-11 Accident · Sayreville,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0366
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-62 — a different aircraft that carried the N978 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HS TO N.SETTLED TO GND ON L WHEEL.WIND 25K.
1970-02-24 Accident · Kenai,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0181
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-62A — a different aircraft that carried the N978 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OR REPORTED NOISE COULD BE FOUND.

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.