# N801EC: Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2022-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (registry code 2076405)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340A0312
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2019
- Last registry action: September 14, 2019
- Mode S code: AAE5FB
- Owner when cancelled: [Weatherspoon William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEATHERSPOON%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5851° N, 94.7103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75605, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801EC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=801EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801EC-2022-12-31

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 YWYR2015112400001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YWYR2015112400001), Nov 16, 2015: CYLINDER. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING VISUAL INSPECTION DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, TECH NOTED STAINING BETWEEN CYLINDER FINS ON INTAKE SIDE OF CYLINDER NR 6 ON RT ENGINE. CYLINDER CO

## 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 CEN21FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA195), Apr 19, 2021: Cessna 340A (N801EC), Tatum, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20210419006499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210419006499A), Apr 19, 2021: Cessna 340A (N801EC), Tatum, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 04/19/2021 at approximately 1340HRS local time N801EC departed runway 13 at ggg to do a maintenance test flight for auto pilot to the north east. At 1346HRS…

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