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1960 Cessna 310D

Price
$199,000
Year
1960
Total time
3,914 hours
Location
United States

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
CESSNA
Model
310D
Serial Number
39117
Registration #
6817T
Condition
Used
Based at
FA83

Airframe

Total time
3,913
Useful Load
1,444 lb
Complete Logs
Yes
AFTT
3,913.6 hours
Meticulously restored
2001 - Airframe by Hillside Aviation / Avionics by Direct Avionics
Oil Filters
screw in
  • Empty Weight 3,386 lbs
  • Useful Load 1,444 lbs
  • Gross Weight 4830 lbs.
  • Complete original logbooks from new
  • Annual completed December 2025 — current
  • Cessna 310-R center stack instrument panel, glare shield, Y-yoke, control wheels, and torque tubes installed
  • Cleveland wheel and brake conversion (STC)
  • New one-piece windshield and new cabin side windows
  • Landing gear completely overhauled, re-rigged, and magnafluxed — new heavy-duty parts throughout
  • Tip fuel cells replaced (Hartwig Aircraft); aux tanks replaced with new cells
  • All firewall-forward fuel, oil, and drain hoses replaced with integral firesleeve teflon hoses
  • New engine mounts all four positions
  • New main batteries July 2023 (Concorde RG25)
  • ADS-B Out compliant — uAvionix tailBeacon
  • Full AD compliance records on file
  • LED Strobe Nav Lights
  • Gami Injectors
  • Alternator Conversion
  • Bracket Air Filters

Propeller

Props
Installed 2001 via Hartzell STC SA00799CH
Left Prop
S/N JQ125B (new hub) | TTSN: 729.1 hrs | TSMOH: 48.5 hrs — fully overhauled April 2021 by Tiffin Aire, Inc.
Right Prop
S/N AN7489B | TTSN: 729.1 hrs | TSMOH: 48.5 hrs — fully overhauled April 2021 by Tiffin Aire, Inc.
TBO
2,400 hours or 72 calendar months

Avionics

ADS-B Equipped
Yes
Avionics
Garmin GMX200 MFD
  • Garmin/Apollo GX60 GPS /Comm
  • Garmin SL30 Nav/Comm
  • S-TEC 50 Two-Axis Autopilot with Altitude Hold
  • Apollo SL70 Transponder (Mode C) with blind encoder
  • Apollo SL15M Audio Panel
  • uAvionix tailBeacon ADS-B Out
  • Electronics Intl EGTs
  • Davtron M800 Chronometer
  • Davtron M655
  • Weston altimeter, VSI, DG — all overhauled
  • Avionics fan
  • Ameri-King AK-450 ELT
  • Pilot-static system certified

Equipment

Additional highlights
Cessna 310-R style interior upgrade — complete re-upholstery, dome light, gear handle, cover panels
FAA Form 337s on file
landing gear, panel, brakes, engines, props, alternators, autopilot, ADS-B, and more
  • Corrosion treatment of wings, control surfaces, tail, and fuselage with ACF-50
  • Left prop dynamically balanced (2017, Doug Seibel A&P)
  • STC SA00799CH (Hartzell prop conversion) on file
  • Weight & Balance current — empty weight 3,386 lbs
  • Yellow-tag release certificates for all major components

Maintenance

Airworthy
Yes

Description

Oshkosh
2002 Grand Champion Contemporary
Sun N Fun
2003 Contemporary Outstanding in Type

Engine 1

Engine 1 Make/Model
CONTINENTAL IO470D
Engine 1 Horsepower
260 HP
Engine 1 Time
761 SMOH
Engine 1 TBO
1500

Engine 1 Notes

Factory remanufactured engines
June 2001
Left Engine
Continental IO-470-D (260 HP)
SMOH
761.0 hrs / TBO 1500 (Recommended)
Last compressions
#1 75 #2 72 #3 75 #4 78 #5 77 #6 77 (over 80)
Right Engine
Continental IO-470-D (260 HP)
Last compressions
#1 74 #2 77 #3 75 #4 77 #5 79 #6 77 (over 80)

Engine 2

Engine 2 Make/Model
CONTINENTAL IO470D
Engine 2 Horsepower
260 HP
Engine 2 Time
761 SMOH
Engine 2 TBO
1500

Description

Hiller Aviation Brokerage & Consulting is proud to offer this 1960 Cessna 310D — N6817T, "Song Bird III"

This is the last of three aircraft associated with the beloved CBS/NBC series Sky King (1951–1959), starring Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters — 72 episodes that helped make the Cessna 310 Songbird one of the most recognizable aircraft in television history.

Recipient of multiple aviation preservation and restoration awards, including EAA Oshkosh 2002 Grand Champion Contemporary, 2009 Contemporary Preservation Award, and Sun 'n Fun 2003 & 2022 Contemporary Outstanding in Type.

A unique aircraft with a distinguished restoration record, representing an important chapter in both American aviation and popular culture.

2009 Contemporary Preservation Award

2022 Contemporary Outstanding in Type

Disclaimer

Engine 1 Notes

Engines

Both engines fully IRAN June 2021 at Poplar Grove Airmotive (FAA Repair Station YYBR664L) — new camshaft, new rings, repaired cylinders, magnetos, test-cell run

Right engine additionally tuned at Poplar Grove November 2025 — fuel divider, servo, pump overhauled; new CHT, oil gauges, alternator regulator

Woodward governors (Model 210444) overhauled on both engines — July 2021

New vacuum pumps, Lord mounts, and hoses at overhaul

Engine 2 Notes

Engines

Both engines fully IRAN June 2021 at Poplar Grove Airmotive (FAA Repair Station YYBR664L) — new camshaft, new rings, repaired cylinders, magnetos, test-cell run

Right engine additionally tuned at Poplar Grove November 2025 — fuel divider, servo, pump overhauled; new CHT, oil gauges, alternator regulator

Woodward governors (Model 210444) overhauled on both engines — July 2021

New vacuum pumps, Lord mounts, and hoses at overhaul

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