N8340N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech D55. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 5, 1968 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Beech D55 cancelled June 5, 1968
- Serial number
- TE-554
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- May 9, 1968
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Air Capital International INC (Corporation)
Agusta, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-34-220T cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 348133016
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8340N
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Robinson R22 BETA · serial 2639
The dual student's improper use of the collective and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the practice hovering autorotation maneuver. A factor was the underlying soft dirt terrain, which promoted the rollover event.
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