N8978Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 310G built in 1962. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 11, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 310G cancelled June 11, 2003
- Serial number
- 310G0078
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1962
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 2, 1994
- Last FAA action
- April 15, 2003
- Last owner
- Dover James T (Individual)
College Park, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8978Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 310G · serial 0078
The pilot's failure to maintain the manufacture's recommended safe single-engine airspeed, which resulted in a velocity-minimum-control roll to the right. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path to his intended touchdown point, which resulted in a single engine go-around attempt.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site