Aircraft model
CESSNA 310L
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The 1967 Cessna 310. Same 260 hp fuel-injected Continentals, same 5,100 lb gross weight, same six seats and 190-knot cruise as the K. The differences are equipment and interior trim, which is true of most of the 310 model letters in this part of the run and is why condition rather than year should decide a purchase.
By this point the 310 was a mature design and the late-1960s aircraft are the sweet spot for most buyers: developed enough to be pleasant, old enough to be affordable. The standing cautions are the tip-tank fuel system and the ordinary economics of a light twin — two engines, two propellers, and an annual inspection that runs several times a single's before anything is found. Corrosion and damage history dominate value at this age, and avionics almost always need investment.
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- CESSNA 310L
What it is
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Continental IO-470-V |
| Horsepower | 260 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1967 |
| Production end | 1967 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 190 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 900 nm |
| Service ceiling | 19,750 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,540 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 68 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,700 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,750 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,950 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,338 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 5,100 lb |
| Empty weight | 3,150 lb |
| Usable fuel | 102 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 29.1 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $180,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,500 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $42,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $58,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 200 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 62 |
| Median year built | 1967.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 2 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 32.26 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 32.26 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 9 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 14.52 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 5 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 62 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 62 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 62 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 7.8 of 103 |
| Support | 5.7 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 1.6 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 22.1 · 57 models in class.
- Severity: class median 25.
- Access: class median 2,924.5.
- Support: class median 57.
- Liquidity: class median 21.42.
- 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.