Cessna
1960 Cessna 310D
$115,000
1960 · 4,525 h · United States
Dealer
CessnaTwin piston · Orlando, FL
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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