# N26956: 1979 Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2011-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2011
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 340A0775
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1979
- Last registry action: August 3, 2010
- Mode S code: A2A392
- Owner when cancelled: [Aquila Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AQUILA%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26956
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26956
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26956-2011-05-18

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 FTW98LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA103), Jan 8, 1998: Cessna 340A (N26956), Bethany, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's flight into known adverse weather conditions which resulted in an inadvertent stall due to airframe ice. A factor was the icing conditions.

## 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 19980108006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980108006189A), Jan 8, 1998: Cessna 340A (N26956), Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. Got icing in clouds on approach. Dropped to runway on flare. Buckled wing and fuselage. Pilot ignored icing AIRMET. (-23) on a flight from amarillo, Texas,…

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