N115BH1982 Cessna 340A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Registered owner
- Bighorn Airways INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Sheridan, WY
- Certificate issued
- Dec 15, 1997
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 29, 1982
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 340A
- Year
- 1982
- Serial number
- 340A1531
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A03EE7
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Tsio-520 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 300 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1997 – nowBighorn Airways INCSheridan, WY · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17-08 | Elevator Tab Control System | Sep 12, 2016 | Airframe (340A) |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (TSIO-520 SER)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. |
| 2000-01-16 | Cessna Aircraft Company 300 and 400 Series Airplanes | Feb 15, 2000 | Airframe (340A) |
| 98-24-14 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 340A and 414A Airplanes | Dec 21, 1998 | Airframe (340A)Certain serial numbers: 340A 215–1817; 414A 1–1212. Only with: Equipped with any WYE tube P/N 9910299-25 or P/N 9910299-26 in the engine exhaust system. |
| 98-04-28 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (340A) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Propellers · governor · malfunctionedJun 3, 2004
DURING CRUISE, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET, THE PILOT NOTICED A REDUCTION IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND POWER FOR THE LEFT ENGINE. THE LEFT PROPELLER STARTED TO FEATHER. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT PROPELLER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · governor · making metalJun 2, 2004
DURING CRUISE, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET, THE PILOT NOTICED A REDUCTION IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND POWER FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE RIGHT PROPELLER STARTED TO FEATHER. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · screw · brokenNov 8, 2001
DOWNLOCK ADJUSTING SCREW BROKE FOR REASONS UNKNOWN.THIS ALLOWED LEFT MAIN GEAR TO LOSE DOWNLOCK TENSION. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED UNTIL IT STOPPED AGAINST INBOARD GEAR DOOR. THIS ALLOWED PROP TO HIT THE GROUND AND DAMAGE TO LEFT FLAPS OCCURED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · bellcrank · failedApr 21, 1999
POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT INBOARD DOOR HANGING DOWN. INVESTIGATION FOUND RETRACT BELLCRANK BROKEN WHICH ALLOWED DOOR TO HANG FREE. PART SUBMITTED TO CESSNA FOR EVALUATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026