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AttributeCESSNA 310D
What it is
Seats5
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineContinental O-470-M
Horsepower260 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1960
Production end1960
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance;multi-engine
Performance
Cruise speed180 KTAS
Range800 nm
Service ceiling20,000 ft
Climb rate1,660 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)66 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,700 ft
Load and fuel
Seats5
Useful load1,880 lb
Full-fuel payload1,268 lb
Max takeoff weight4,830 lb
Empty weight2,950 lb
Usable fuel102 gal
Fuel burn at cruise29.1 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$100,000
Price, high$200,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,500 h
Overhaul cost, low$40,000
Overhaul cost, high$55,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time277
Active fleet56
Median year built1960.0
NTSB events, last 10 years3
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years153.57 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active235.71 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months19
Transfers per 100 active333.93 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives7
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access69.8 of 10
Support74.9 of 10
Liquidity89.6 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 56 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 56 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 56 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 28.74 · 56 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 33.33.
  6. Access: class median 2,812.25.
  7. Support: class median 57.
  8. Liquidity: class median 21.91.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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