# N12273: 1982 Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2013-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (registry code 2076405)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340A1536
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1982
- Last registry action: May 2, 2001
- Mode S code: A05E89
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7093° N, 74.0029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10038, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12273
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12273-2013-03-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 340A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX01FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA032), Nov 6, 2000: Cessna 340A (N12273), Selma, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual approach and landing in instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to follow instrument flight rules procedures.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20001106015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001106015739A), Nov 6, 2000: Cessna 340A (N12273), Selma, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The a/c arrived in the vicinity of the Selma, CA. Airport approx. 0400 local time with a crew of one and one pax. On board. Information received via the…

## Other aircraft with N12273

- [Cancelled 1966-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12273-1966-01-10): Beech T-34A, S/N AF 53-4137. Owner: [Civil Air Patrol Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20CORPORATION), [Ellington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ellington)
- [Cancelled 1935-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12273-1935-11-18): Campbell Mark/Peterson Lloyd PETERSON/CAMPBELL 2P, S/N 1. Owner: [Mccreery R L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCREERY%20R%20L), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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