# N808RA: 1979 Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2007-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2007
- 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: 340A0796
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 2001
- Certificate issued: May 6, 2005
- Last registry action: October 6, 2005
- Mode S code: AB010D
- Owner when cancelled: [Armistead Ray B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMISTEAD%20RAY%20B)
- Location: [New Bern, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/New%20Bern)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0792° N, 77.1206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28562, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=808RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808RA-2007-10-31

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

## 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 ATL07FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA029), Dec 22, 2006: Cessna 340A (N808RA), Charleston, SC, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn from base to final, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the impairment of the pilot due to the combination…

## 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 20061222026039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061222026039A), Dec 22, 2006: Cessna 340A (N808RA), Charleston, SC, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) Charleston SC ATC reported downed aircraft in the stono river near Charleston SC. The aircraft had been cleared ILS approach to runway 09, johns island,…

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