N61DS V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N61DS is a Cessna 310 (serial 35317), registered to Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society Inc (corporation) in Houston, TX. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires September 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from April 1956 (70 years ago). It carries 2 Cont Motor O-470 SERIES engines rated at 230 hp each (460 hp total), the engine on 93% of registered Cessna 310s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A7ECC1. It is one of 103 Cessna 310 aircraft on the FAA registry. Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society Inc holds 4 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society Inc

Owner type

Corporation

Based in

Houston, TX

Serial number

35317

Airworthiness class

1

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A7ECC1 · 51766301 octal

Certificate issued

Sep 25, 2018

Airworthiness date

Apr 4, 1956

Last FAA activity

Jun 10, 2023

Registration expires

Sep 30, 2028

FAA region

2

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Cont Motor O-470 SERIES

Engine type

Reciprocating (Piston)

Rated power

230 hp × 2 (460 hp total)

Power per seat

92 hp

FAA engine code

17026

93 of the 100 registered Cessna 310 carry this engine (93%), across 5 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

Runway requirement (estimate)

A Cessna 310 needs roughly 2,700 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~2,325 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →

Planning estimate for takeoff only — excludes landing distance, wind, density altitude, and contamination. Verify against the aircraft's POH/AFM.

Community facts about N61DS

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