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  • CESSNA 310Q

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AttributeCESSNA 310Q
What it is
Seats6
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineContinental IO-470-V
Horsepower260 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1972
Production end1974
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance;multi-engine
Performance
Cruise speed190 KTAS
Range900 nm
Service ceiling19,750 ft
Climb rate1,540 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)69 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,795 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,790 ft
Load and fuel
Seats6
Useful load2,150 lb
Full-fuel payload1,538 lb
Max takeoff weight5,500 lb
Empty weight3,350 lb
Usable fuel102 gal
Fuel burn at cruise29.1 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$90,000
Price, high$200,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,500 h
Overhaul cost, low$42,000
Overhaul cost, high$58,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time609
Active fleet277
Median year built1973.0
NTSB events, last 10 years7
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years125.27
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active218.05
Ownership transfers, last 24 months71
Transfers per 100 active325.63
Airworthiness directives9
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats
Accident record45.1 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity56.2 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access63.3 of 10
Support78.9 of 10
Liquidity87.5 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)931 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 277 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 277 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 277 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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