Aircraft model
CESSNA T310
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
A bare "T310" on the register is not a Cessna model designation — the turbocharged 310s are the T310P, T310Q and T310R — so this row describes the T310R, the last and by a wide margin the most numerous of them. It is the 310R airframe with 285 hp turbocharged Continental TSIO-520-B engines, which buys a 27,400 ft ceiling and a cruise in the low 220s at the cost of a much shorter no-reserve range on the standard 102 gallons.
Turbocharging turns the 310 from a fast low-level twin into an aeroplane that can actually use the altitudes where its speed pays, and it is the version to have if the flying involves terrain or weather. It also doubles the number of things that wear out: turbochargers, wastegates, exhaust systems and the induction plumbing are all on the maintenance bill, and a cracked exhaust on a turbocharged Continental is a serious matter rather than a snag. Buy on the strength of the engine and exhaust logs before anything else.
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- CESSNA T310
What it is
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Continental TSIO-520-B (turbocharged) |
| Horsepower | 285 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1975 |
| Production end | 1980 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 223 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 517 nm |
| Service ceiling | 27,400 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,700 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 70 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,662 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,790 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,897 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,285 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 5,500 lb |
| Empty weight | 3,603 lb |
| Usable fuel | 102 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 33.1 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $150,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $400,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,400 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $60,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $85,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 1 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 1 |
| Median year built | 1980.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | — |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | — |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 1 |
| Transfers per 100 active | — |
| Airworthiness directives | 3 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | none |
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 0.5 of 104 |
| Liquidity | —5 |
- Accident record: class median 28.74 · 56 models in class.
- Severity: class median 33.33.
- Access: class median 2,812.25.
- Support: class median 57.
- Liquidity: class median 21.91.
- 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.