# N345B: 1974 Cessna 340, registration cancelled 1982-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340-0361
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1979
- Mode S code: A3CFFA
- Owner when cancelled: [Metro Ins Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METRO%20INS%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=345B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345B-1982-11-29

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 340: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340.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 FTW79FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA092), Jul 3, 1979: Cessna 340 (N345B), Ashdown, AR, destroyed, 7 fatal

## 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 19790703032432A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703032432A), Jul 3, 1979: Cessna 340CESSNA (N345B), Ashdown, AR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Acft collided with Cessna R172E, N73532, in flight.

## Other aircraft with N345B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345B): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8177, built 1999
- [Cancelled 2018-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345B-2018-02-08): Harris Charles R BABY LAKES, S/N 9524-D-342-B, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grisbaum Ghant M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRISBAUM%20GHANT%20M), [Jefferson, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Jefferson)

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