# N8340B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 8, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8340B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8340B

## Aircraft that carried N8340B

- [Cancelled 2009-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340B-2009-04-08): Cessna 172, S/N 36140, built 1957. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Vassiliades Angelo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VASSILIADES%20ANGELO), [Desert Shores, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Desert%20Shores)

## NTSB investigations on N8340B (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA07LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA094), Apr 7, 2007: Cessna 172 (N8340B), Chiriaco Summit, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: Engine fire during start-up for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8340B (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20070406005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070406005539A), Apr 6, 2007: Cessna 172 (N8340B), Chiriaco Summi, CA, Destroyed. (-23) During engine start at Chiriaco Summit Airport pilot noticed smoke coming out from under the engine cowling. Once the pilot and occupant exited, the…

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