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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8340D

N8340D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 16, 2002. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA cancelled October 16, 2002

Serial number
2618
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1996
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 16, 1996
Last FAA action
September 17, 2002
Last owner
Verticare INC (Corporation)
Salinas, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Beech J35 cancelled September 1, 1970

Serial number
D-5465
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1958
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 16, 1967
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Jolly Lewis E (Individual)
Hanover, IN
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8340D

LAX98LA311Accident on September 30, 1998 at Salinas, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22B · serial 2618

The failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the aircraft while practicing autorotations.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site