# N339S: 1979 Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2002-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 340A0712
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1996
- Last registry action: December 14, 1999
- Mode S code: A3B8CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Bercu Harold S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERCU%20HAROLD%20S)
- Location: [Lauderhill, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lauderhill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1814° N, 80.2258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33319, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=339S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N339S-2002-10-02

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 FTW02FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA070), Jan 17, 2002: Cessna 340A (N339S), Temple, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to follow the checklist to feather the…

## 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 20020117004399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020117004399A), Jan 17, 2002: Cessna 340A (N339S), Temple, TX, No damage, 3 fatal. (-23) On January 17, 2002, at approximately 15:30 hours, a Cessna 340A twin-engine airplane registered to [privacy data omitted] , and operated by Mr. Carl…

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