N340TS1980 Cessna 340A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 21, 2026- Registered owner
- Nighthawk Flight Systems INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Vista, CA
- Certificate issued
- May 7, 2025
- Expires
- May 31, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development, Operating Kit Built Aircraft
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 15, 2026
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
- 1980
- Serial number
- 340A0999
- 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
- A3BF08
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- 2025 – nowNighthawk Flight Systems INCVista, CA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 21, 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 (3)
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.
- Nacelles and pylons · heat shield · burnedFeb 16, 1998
AFTER REMOVAL OF THE LEFT NACELLE COVER AND FUEL CELL, SEVERE CORROSION WAS FOUND. ALSO, AFT SIDE OF LT FIREWALL DISCOLORED FROM HEAT AND THE FUEL CELL HEAT SHIELD IS BURNED THROUGH. THE HEAT DAMAGE IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A PREVIOUS EXHAUST FAILURE. THIS AIRCRAFT IS WELL MAINTAINED, HANGARED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · nacelle · corrodedFeb 16, 1998
FUEL LEAKING FROM RT WING FND COMING FROM RT NACELLE FUEL CELL. REMOVED NACELLE ACCESS COVER, FUEL CELL LINER, HEAT SHIELD, AND FUEL CELL. SEVERE CORROSION FND ON UPPER WING SKIN AND STRS. FUEL CELL LINER CORRODED (EXFOLIATED). ALSO, LT NACELLE INSPECTED FOR SIMILAR CONDITION. AFTER REMOVAL OF LT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · nacelle · corrodedFeb 16, 1998
FUEL LEAKING FROM RT WING FND COMING FROM RT NACELLE FUEL CELL. REMOVED NACELLE ACCESS COVER, FUEL CELL LINER, HEAT SHIELD, AND FUEL CELL. SEVERE CORROSION FND ON UPPER WING SKIN AND STRS. FUEL CELL LINER CORRODED (EXFOLIATED). ALSO, LT NACELLE INSPECTED FOR SIMILAR CONDITION. AFTER REMOVAL OF LT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 21, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 21, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026