# N340DC: 1980 Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2003-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2003
- 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: 340A0968
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 13, 2003
- Last registry action: August 13, 2003
- Mode S code: A3BD9C
- Owner when cancelled: [Wsp Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WSP%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4973° N, 119.8269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89509, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=340DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340DC-2003-11-19

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 LAX03FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA254), Aug 9, 2003: Cessna 340A (N340DC), Bishop, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's in-flight loss of control due to a Somatogravic illusion and/or spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the dark lighting conditions and the pilot's lack of familiarity with…

## 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 20030808018629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030808018629A), Aug 8, 2003: Cessna 340A (N340DC), Bishop, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 8, 2003, at 2132 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 340A, N340DC, collided with terrain after departing runway 12 at (bih) Bishop, CA airport.…

## Other aircraft with N340DC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340DC): Hughes 269C, S/N 970634, built 1977
- [Cancelled 2011-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340DC-2011-01-07): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0540, built 2009. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Diamond Aircraft Sales USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMOND%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20USA%20INC), Ontario

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