N453XJSaab-Scania SAAB 340B
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 31, 2020.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched55 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Aerocentury Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Burlingame, CA
- Certificate issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Canceled
- Oct 31, 2020
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 4, 1999
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
- Saab-Scania
- Model
- SAAB 340B
- Serial number
- 340B-453
- 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
- A57F57
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- 2014 – 2020Aerocentury CorpBurlingame, CA
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 (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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (55)
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.
- Lights · power supply · failedJan 15, 2011
DURING TC 335003 EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY 20LN FAILED CAPACITY CHECK. REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY 20LN IAW AMM 33-50-10. EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY SYS OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW AMM 33-50-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Nacelles and pylons · firewall · chafedSep 22, 2010
RT NACELLE FIREWALL CHAFED .675 X .25 X .039 DEEP. APPROX 1.375" FWD AND INBD OF DEICE LINE/FIREWALL UNION. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF INTERIM REPAIR IAW REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS021032 DATED 8/21/2010 AND EOS54246 PROVIDES CONTINUED OPERATION UNTIL 10/12/2010 (N4K, 30/12 CYC, 6Y CHECKS), AT WHICH TIME THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · inoperativeJul 31, 2010
EMERGENCY BATTERY 23LN FAILED EMERGENCY LIGHT CHECK. R & R EMERGENCY BATTERY 23LN IAW SF340, AMM 33-50-00 PERFORMED FUNCTION TEST IAW AMM 33-50-00-05-1. FUNCTION TEST GOOD ON LIGHTS. PN ON/OFF 3301-51 SN OFF 1348 SN ON 2174.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · web · chafedApr 29, 2008
FLOOR WEB AT STA 288 CHAFED FROM AIRSTAIR DOOR SLIDE. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. COMPLETED REPAIR IAW MAL EO NR S53362.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · false activationMar 1, 2008
AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 20 SECONDS AND THEN WENT OUT. REPLACED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · dentedFeb 21, 2008
RT FUSELAGE SKIN DENT AT STA 294.5, 0.861 INCH ABOVE THE HYDRAULIC LINE CHANNEL COVER UPPER ATTACH ANGLE BETWEEN SL1624 AND 1625 MEASURING 0.475 INCH BY 0.425 INCH BY 0.33 INCH DEEP. HFEC AND DISBOND INSPECTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. NO CRACKS OR DISBONDS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW EO NR S53529…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · seat track · corrodedFeb 21, 2008
PON4K FUSELAGE, FORWARD LAVATORY, SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REPLACED SEAT TRACK WITH NEW P/N 7253721-495 IAW SRM 51-40-21. EXELTECH NR 2083.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · seat track · corrodedFeb 21, 2008
PCN4K FLOORPANEL, SEAT TRACK CORRODED FROM STA 288 TO STA 339 ALONG BL 0.0 AND BL 18.3. SEAT TRACK REPLACED IAW EOS53060. EXELTECH NR 2161.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · corrodedFeb 20, 2008
DURING HEAVY CHECK REPAIRED FRAME AT STA 294.0 BETWEEN BL 0.0 AND BL 18.3 IAW EO NR S53108.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · damagedFeb 20, 2008
DURING 4K CHECK, PERMANENT REPAIR WAS MADE TO LT FLAP LOWER SURFACE IAW EO NR S57060. COMPLETE PERMANENT REPAIR TO RT FLAP LOWER SURFACE LOCATED AT WS 85 PROTRUDING HEAD BLIND RIVET.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 55 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