# N888HB: 1972 Cessna 340, registration cancelled 2007-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404)
- Engine: [TCM Cont TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/tcm-cont-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17060)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340-0101
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2004
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: AC3C3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Sandy Land Water Conservation District](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDY%20LAND%20WATER%20CONSERVATION%20DISTRICT)
- Location: [Plains, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plains)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1660° N, 102.8948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79355, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888HB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888HB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888HB-2007-11-26

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 340: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA05WA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05WA151), Jul 16, 2005: Cessna 340 (N888HB), Bangalore, India, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEP21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP21), Jan 3, 1979: Cessna 340 (N888HB), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage

## 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 19790103000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000199A), Jan 3, 1979: Cessna 340CESSNA (N888HB), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during landing roll. Pilot suspected brake malfunction. None found.

## Other aircraft with N888HB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888HB): Air Tractor AT-802A, S/N 802A-0880, built 2021

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