Aircraft record

N694571973 Cessna 340

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Jun 30, 2027
Based in: Odessa, TX; owner city / state
Engine: IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 2008
NTSB events: None; since 1982
ADs may apply: 4; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Odessa, TX
Certificate issued: May 15, 2008
Expires: Jun 30, 2027
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Nov 7, 1973

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: Cessna
Model: 340
Year: 1973
Serial number: 340-0309
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: A93CB9

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor Io 520 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 285 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2008 – nowIndividual ownerOdessa, TX · current
Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: 1941 Cessna T-50 S/N 2223

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (4)

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 (340)
2014-03-03	Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes	Apr 7, 2014	Airframe (340)Serial numbers per Cessna Aircraft Company Service Bulletin MEB97-4, dated March 24, 1997
2009-16-03	Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…	Sep 9, 2009	Engine (IO 520 SERIES)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 (340)

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

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

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.

Reciprocating engine · cylinder · crackedDec 4, 1998
DURING FLIGHT, A VIBRATION WAS NOTED. THE PLANE LANDED. THE RIGHT ENGINE SHOWED ZERO COMPRESSION ON NR 4 CYLINDER. AFTER REMOVING CYLINDER, FOUND CRACK FROM EXHAUST TO SPARK PLUG.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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