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N298AESaab-Scania SAAB 340B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched18 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Feb 28, 2029
Based in
Salt Lake City, UT
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2016
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
18
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Bank Of Utah Trustee
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Salt Lake City, UT
Certificate issued
Feb 10, 2016
Expires
Feb 28, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Jul 1, 1992

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Saab-Scania
Model
SAAB 340B
Serial number
340B-298
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
37
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
A31337

Engine

Make and model
Ge Ct7-Ser
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
1600 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2016 – nowBank Of Utah TrusteeSalt Lake City, UT · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (18)

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.

  • Navigation · adi · malfunctionedSep 7, 2008

    ON FLIGHT 3275, AT CRUISE, CREW REPORTED NR 2 EADI FLICKERED AND EXTINGUISHED INOPERATIVE WITH SLIGHT ELECTRICAL ODOR WHICH SOON DISSIPATED. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EADI IAW AMM 34-24-10-04 COMPLIED WITH ADJUST TEST NO DEFECTS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Electrical power · generator · failedAug 7, 2008

    ON FLIGHT 4772 AFTER TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED LT DC GEN LIGHT ON CWP. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT DC GEN IAW MTX W/C 24-47-33. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (S)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · bulb · inoperativeNov 12, 2007

    CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH AFTER LANDING GEAR SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION. CREW DID NOT GET LEFT LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION ON THE CONTROL PANEL. CREW ABORTED APPROACH. CREW FOLLOWED AOM PROCEDURES. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Engine air · bleed valve · malfunctionedOct 23, 2007

    ON TAKEOFF WHEN CREW SELECTED RT BLEED CLOSED. CREW DID NOT GET RT BLEED CLOSE LIGHT. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR MAINTENANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ENG HIGH PRESS BLEED AIR VALVE IAW SAAB 340 AMM 36-11-10-02. OPS CK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Stabilizers · angle · crackedAug 13, 2007

    LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FORWARD SPAR TO LEADING EDGE NOSE RIB ATTACHMENT ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340 SDS 012809, DATED AUG 13, 2007. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · frame · corrodedAug 8, 2007

    FRAME 258 FOUND CORRODED. REPAIRED FRAME 258 IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-30. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · light · inoperativeJun 24, 2001

    JFK - FLT 5046 - FOUND EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AT 9A INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT 9A IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine indicating · control panel · failedJun 5, 2001

    FLT 5113 - JFK - LEFT APR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ABORTED TAKEOFF. ISSUED MEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED CTOT/APR CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · light · inoperativeApr 18, 2001

    BGR - FLT 4922 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM SWITCH WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED COCKPIT LIGHT SWITCH 5LN IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW SAAB MM 33-50-00. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Equipment and furnishings · connector · shortedJun 14, 2000

    BOS - FLT 4881 - AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR WAS TRACED TO THE HOT JUGS. COULD NOT DETERMINE WHICH HOT JUG. REMOVED BOTH HOT JUGS, WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES ODOR DISAPPEARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH CONNECTORS FOR HOT JUGS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 18 reports.

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

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