# N68718: 1982 Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2012-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 340A1527
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1986
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A91FD4
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Cataract And Laser Institute](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20CATARACT%20AND%20LASER%20INSTITUTE)
- Location: [Chehalis, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Chehalis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.6263° N, 123.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98532, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68718
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68718
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68718-2012-11-05

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 WPR11FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA029), Oct 25, 2010: Cessna 340A (N68718), Morton, WA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to arrest the excessive rate of turn into the failed engine, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was a partial…

## 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 20101025050359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101025050359A), Oct 25, 2010: Cessna 340A (N68718), Morton, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On 10/25/2010, CE-340A aircraft, N68718, enroute from chehalis, WA (kcls) to lewiston, id (lws) operating under 14CFR91, crashed approximately 8 miles…

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