N118BH1975 Cessna 340A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply10 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Bighorn Airways INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Sheridan, WY
- Certificate issued
- Jan 22, 1986
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 20, 1975
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
- 1975
- Serial number
- 340A0003
- 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
- A04A0C
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- 1986 – nowBighorn Airways INCSheridan, WY · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (10)
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.
- Electrical power · alternator · fracturedJul 20, 2014
THE RT ENGINE LOCKED UP DURING FLIGHT GOING INTO FEATHER AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ENGINE NEARLY LOCKED UP BUT COULD STILL BE TURNED WITH DIFFICULTY USING THE PROPELLER. THE ALTERNATOR ROTOR SHAFT HAD SHEARED OFF FLUSH WITH THE ALTERNATOR INNER BEARING CAUSING THE COUPLER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · downlock switch · brokenMay 9, 2002
LT MLG DOWN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ON APPROACH. EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM ACTIVATED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT MAIN BASE. FOUND LT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH ACTUATOR BROKEN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · clamp · crackedDec 7, 2001
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Exhaust · clamp · crackedNov 9, 2001
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · clamp · crackedOct 16, 2001
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. FOUR CLAMPS IN 201 HOURS. ALL CLAMPS APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. NON LIFE LIMITED CLAMPS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · clamp · crackedAug 11, 2001
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · clamp · crackedJun 12, 2001
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · clamp · crackedJun 7, 2001
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · clamp · crackedMay 11, 2001
NEW AEROQUIP EXHAUST CLAMPS ARE CRACKING AROUND OUTER PERIPHERY. APPEAR TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · fuel metering · obstructedOct 28, 1997
PILOT NOTED REDUCED FUEL FLOW AND SOME POWER LOSS ON CLIMB-OUT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION FOUND .3750 INCH LONG BY .1250 INCH WIDE PIECE OF FERROUS MATERIAL LODGED IN FUEL METERING UNIT DOWNSTREAM OF INLET SCREEN RESTRICTING FUEL FLOW. OBJECT SENT TO TCM ANALYZATION LAB. SOURCE OF OBJECT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026