Cessna 340 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 22, 2026
There are 356 Cessna 340 airframes on record (built 1971–1981), 164 currently registered. 14 have one or more NTSB accident records (14 records total, 6 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 22, 2026.
Recent Cessna 340 accidents
The pilot’s inability to stop the airplane on the available runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an airport perimeter fence.
The private pilot’s loss of control in flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s decision to obtain flight instruction from the private pilot and the private pilot's insufficient qualifications to fly or to provide flight instruction in a multi-engine airplane.
The pilot’s improper pitch control during takeoff which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing
The pilot’s failure to accurately assess the available runway for the takeoff, which resulted in impact with a gravel berm.
The pilot's failure to correctly identify the runway environment during an instrument approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions because he mistook building lights for runway lights, which resulted in landing short of the runway.
The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation during takeoff in instrument meteorological conditions.