# N8340N: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 5, 1968
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8340N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8340N

## Aircraft that carried N8340N

- [Cancelled 1968-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340N-1968-06-05): Beech D55, S/N TE-554. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Air Capital International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CAPITAL%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Agusta, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Agusta)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340N-undated): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 348133016. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N8340N (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 LAX01LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA002), Oct 3, 2000: Robinson R22 Beta (N8340N), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's improper use of the collective and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the practice hovering autorotation maneuver. A factor was the underlying soft dirt terrain,…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8340N (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 20001003034239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001003034239A), Oct 3, 2000: Robsin R22BETA (N8340N), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor pilot was instructing student how to perform hovering autorotations. On the 4th or 5th attempt to pad 3 at the Long Beach airport the…

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