N8636K1978 Cessna 340A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- M & J General Contractors INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Elgin, IL
- Certificate issued
- Aug 14, 2024
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 30, 1978
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
- 1978
- Serial number
- 340A0562
- 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
- ABDD30
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- 2024 – nowM & J General Contractors INCElgin, IL · current
- 1957 – 1958Individual ownerCroton On Hudson, NY · different airframe: 1947 Stinson 108-1 S/N 108-1636
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 (2)
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.
- Propellers · hub · crackedJul 31, 1996
HUB CRACK FOUND BECAUSE OF LEAKING GREASE. CRACK IS PERMEATING FROM SLINGER RING ATTACHING HOLE IN REAR OF HUB TRANSGRESSING 4 INCHES IN HUB SOCKET ON INSIDE OF HUB.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · hub · crackedJul 25, 1996
PROPELLER WAS INSTALLED 7-25-96 AT HOUR METER 1362.6. PROPELLER WAS NEW AT TIME OF INSTALL. PROPELLER REMOVED WITH 1661.4 HOURS TOTAL TIME. FIRST INDICATION OF DEFECT WAS GREASE ON FRONT OF ENGINE COWLING. FOUND APPROXIMATE 4 INCH LONG CRACK ON AFT HUB BY MOUNTING BOLTS.
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