# N255BC: 1979 Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2019-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 340A0908
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 23, 2008
- Last registry action: January 28, 2016
- Mode S code: A26A2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Signicast LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIGNICAST%20LLC)
- Location: [Hartford, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Hartford)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3163° N, 88.3711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53027, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=255BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255BC-2019-05-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CEN17CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA114), Feb 25, 2017: Cessna 340A (N255BC), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to fly in in conditions conducive to structural icing and her subsequent failure to maintain airplane control during the instrument approach.

## 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 20170224002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170224002979A), Feb 24, 2017: Cessna 340A (N255BC), Waukesha, WI, Substantial damage. Significant icing event departing juneau, WI landing at Waukesha, WI. Pilot received weather info via internet for freezing drizzle. She pre-flighted the…

## Other aircraft with N255BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255BC): Sikorsky UH-60L, S/N 92-26458

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