Saab-Fairchild 340
8 on the U.S. register. Built from 1985 to 1987; half of them date from 1985 or earlier. Texas has the most (2). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the 340 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprops
- Power
- Turboprop, 2 engines
- Common engines
- Ge Ct7-Ser (3), None None (1), Ge Ct7-5A2 (1)
- Seats
- 37
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Saab-Fairchild
- Registered
- earliest certificate February 4, 2015; newest October 20, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 8 | 100% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 340A | 8 | 1985 to 1987 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 6 | 75% |
| None on file | 2 | 25% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Ryan Air INC | 2 |
| Aviation Inventory Resources INC | 2 |
| Phoenix Air Group INC | 1 |
| Ibc Airways INC | 1 |
| Aviation Investments INC | 1 |
| Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee | 1 |
Fleet pages: Ryan Air INC · Aviation Inventory Resources INC · Phoenix Air Group INC · Ibc Airways INC · Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Saab-Fairchild 340 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
8 as of October 29, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Saab-Fairchild 340s?
Texas, with 2.
Who owns the Saab-Fairchild 340?
100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Saab-Fairchild 340s on the register built?
Between 1985 and 1987; half of them in 1985 or earlier.
How many Saab-Fairchild 340 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Saab-Fairchild 340 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Saab-Fairchild 340 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A52EU, held by Saab Ab). The FAA has issued 119 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about landing gear. Operators and repair shops have filed 8,974 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 404 of them in the last ten years: about 505.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 78 approved modifications exist for it, the most by M7 Aerospace LLC.
FAA orders 119 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Saab-Fairchild 340
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 20 | 17% |
| Engine | 19 | 16% |
| Other and general | 15 | 13% |
| Flight controls | 13 | 11% |
| Airframe structure | 12 | 10% |
| Instruments and avionics | 11 | 9% |
| Electrical power | 9 | 8% |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 6 | 5% |
Failure reports 8,974 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 145 |
| 96 | 213 |
| 97 | 445 |
| 98 | 486 |
| 99 | 530 |
| 00 | 955 |
| 01 | 890 |
| 02 | 512 |
| 03 | 356 |
| 04 | 679 |
| 05 | 472 |
| 06 | 728 |
| 07 | 496 |
| 08 | 280 |
| 09 | 173 |
| 10 | 266 |
| 11 | 253 |
| 12 | 97 |
| 13 | 96 |
| 14 | 125 |
| 15 | 205 |
| 16 | 168 |
| 17 | 95 |
| 18 | 139 |
| 19 | 111 |
| 20 | 8 |
| 21 | 8 |
| 22 | 10 |
| 23 | 7 |
| 24 | 13 |
| 25 | 10 |
| 26 | 3 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Seat Track | 646 |
| Skin | 621 |
| Power Supply | 411 |
| Light | 363 |
| Smoke Detector | 336 |
| Bulb | 311 |
| Frame | 304 |
| Connector | 225 |
| Engine | 209 |
| Battery Pack | 177 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 1,417 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: placard (90), pneumatic de (41), wear strip (40), ring (31), bushing (28), lens (26), bearing (26), shaft (25), cable (20), spring (17).
Approved modifications 78 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Special conditions rules the FAA wrote for this design
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the 340 links to the rest of the register
- Saab-Fairchild 8 aircraft on the register
- Saab-Fairchild 340A 8 registered
- Built of aluminium
- General Electric CT7-series 3 of these aircraft · 1600 hp
- General Electric CT7-5A2 1 of these aircraft · 1735 hp
- General Electric CT58 1 of these aircraft · 1350 hp
- Ryan Air INC 2 of these aircraft
- Aviation Inventory Resources INC 2 of these aircraft
- Phoenix Air Group INC 1 of these aircraft
- Ibc Airways INC 1 of these aircraft
- Aviation Investments INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the 340 1 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the 340 119 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the 340 8,974 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the 340 78 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/saab-fairchild/340.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 8
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N27XJ | Saab-Fairchild 340A |
Phoenix Air Group INC Cartersville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N651BC | Saab-Fairchild 340A |
Aviation Inventory Resources INC Alvarado, Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N691BC | Saab-Fairchild 340A |
Aviation Inventory Resources INC Alvarado, Texas |
None on file | 2026-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N631BC | Saab-Fairchild 340A |
Ibc Airways INC Miami, Florida |
None on file | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727DL | Saab-Fairchild 340A |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N906RA | Saab-Fairchild 340A |
Ryan Air INC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2017-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N907RA | Saab-Fairchild 340A |
Ryan Air INC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2017-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N342JC | Saab-Fairchild 340A |
Aviation Investments INC Redondo Beach, California |
Standard | 2015-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |