# N340P: 1978 Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2013-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2013
- 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: 340A0507
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2000
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A3BE93
- Owner when cancelled: [Gillespie James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLESPIE%20JAMES%20T)
- Location: [Steilacoom, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Steilacoom)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2095° N, 122.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98388, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=340P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340P-2013-09-20

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX5227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5227), Aug 24, 1995: CRANKCASE. CRACKED. FOUND CRANKCASE CRACKED AT NR 4 CYLINDER PAD. CRACK IS CLEAR THROUGH CYLINDER PAD BOSS AND PROTRUDES DOWNWARDS ABOUT 5 INCHES TOWARD THE OIL FILLER MOUNTING HOL

## 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 SEA04FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA006), Oct 18, 2003: Cessna 340A (N340P), Scappoose, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering. An inadvertent stall, the pilot's failure to follow engine operation procedures and engine detonation were factors.

## 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 20031018025679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031018025679A), Oct 18, 2003: Cessna 340A (N340P), Scappoose, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) A/c appeared to abort landing and attempt a go around due to possible departing traffic on rnway 15, gnd witnesses recalled hearing 1 possibly both…

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