# N8682K: 1978 Cessna 340A, registration cancelled 2017-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 2017
- 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: 340A0617
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 17, 2011
- Last registry action: May 19, 2011
- Mode S code: ABEF37
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Sales Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20CORP)
- Location: [Crystal Lake, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Crystal%20Lake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2726° N, 88.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60012, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8682K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8682K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8682K-2017-10-26

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 ATL81FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA043), Feb 7, 1981: Cessna 340A (N8682K), Chapel Hill, NC, 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 19810207002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810207002999A), Feb 7, 1981: Cessna 340A (N8682K), Chapel Hill, NC, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck trees trying to visually locate airport runway. Rainy, foggy, night. VFR pilot. Airplane over gross weight.

## Other aircraft with N8682K

- [Cancelled 1947-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8682K-1947-03-25): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1682. Owner: [Schweikert Dorothy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWEIKERT%20DOROTHY%20L), [Joplin, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Joplin)

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