Compare
Cessna 310R vs Beechcraft 58 Baron
The two side by side, from the FAA registry, the FAA's Airworthiness Directives and Service Difficulty Reports, and the NTSB's accident database. Each has a full guide: Cessna 310R, Beechcraft 58 Baron.
Where they differ
- The Beechcraft 58 fleet is younger: half of those registered were built by 1981, against 1976 for the Cessna 310R.
- There are more Beechcraft 58s to choose from: 904 registered against 356.
- Mechanics report the Cessna 310R's landing gear retraction/extension system most, and the Beechcraft 58's horizontal stabilizer, spar/rib.
Side by side
| Cessna 310R | Beechcraft 58 Baron | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered in the US | 356 | 904 |
| Built | 1974 to 1981 | 1970 to 2002 |
| Half built by | 1976 | 1981 |
| Seats | 6 | 6 |
| Most common engine | Continental IO-520 | Continental IO-520 |
| Typical cruise fuel burn | Not set | Not set |
| Engine overhaul intervalThe engine maker's published hours between overhauls. | Not set | Not set |
| Current airframe ADs | 18 | 42 |
| Airframe ADs with a repeat action | 1 | 1 |
| Current ADs on the main engine | 28 | 28 |
| Service Difficulty ReportsSince the year shown in each guide; per 1,000 registered today. | 26 (73.0 per 1,000) | 64 (70.8 per 1,000) |
| Most-reported system | Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System | Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib |
| Accidents since 2008Per 1,000 registered today, not per hour flown: a training fleet flies far more than a private one. | 26 (73.0 per 1,000) | 93 (102.9 per 1,000) |
| Fatal accidents since 2008 | 13 | 41 |
| Most common accident | Loss of control in flight | Loss of control in flight |
Report and accident counts are not rates: nobody publishes the hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Fuel burn is a typical cruise figure; the engine interval is its maker's published figure for the usual engine.
The Cessna 310R's repeat-action ADs
- 2016-17-08Elevator tab control system
The Beechcraft 58's repeat-action ADs
- 2007-08-08Raytheon Aircraft Company (The Beech Aircraft Company and BEECH previously held Type Certificate Nos. 3A15, 3A16, 5A3, and A-777) Models 35-33, 35-A33, 35-B33, 35-C33, E33, F33, G33, 35-C33A, E33A, F33A, E33C, F33C, 35, A35, B35, C35, D35, E35, F35, G35, H35, J35, K35, M35, N35, P35, S35, V35, V35A, V35B, 36, A36, A45 (T-34A, B45), D45 (T-34B), 95-55, 95-A55, 95-B55, 95-B
Questions
- Which has more Airworthiness Directives, the Cessna 310R or the Beechcraft 58?
- 18 current ADs name the Cessna 310R airframe and 42 the Beechcraft 58; 1 and 1 of them have a repeat action.
- Which is newer, the Cessna 310R or the Beechcraft 58?
- Half of the Cessna 310Rs registered were built by 1976, half of the Beechcraft 58s by 1981.
- How do the Cessna 310R and Beechcraft 58 accident records compare?
- 26 accidents since 2008 for the Cessna 310R (13 fatal) against 93 for the Beechcraft 58 (41 fatal), from fleets of 356 and 904. Counts, not rates per hour flown.