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Single-Engine Piston

1978 CESSNA 340A

$349,000 fyiEstimate $310,000–$318,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 72 comparable CESSNA 340A listings ($330,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year -1 vs comparable listings -1.5%
  • Airframe time +212 hr vs comps -0.4%
  • Engine time -57 hr vs comps +0.2%
  • FIKI (known-ice) (uncommon in comps) +2.0%
  • Market supply: 67 for sale of 540 FAA-registered -5.0%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1978
4,988 hrs
N6297X
340A-0468
1
KBKX
📍 Sarasota, Florida
Mike Sierra LLC
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)

Overview

Make / ModelCESSNA 340A
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time4,988 hrs
Engine time553 SMOH
Avionics / GPSGarmin GTN 750, GNS 530
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX 345
Avionics / OtherAspen EFD1000, Garmin GNS-530W
InspectionAnnual
AirworthyYes
Garmin GPS FIKI / known ice

Description

New to Market, just in time for summer! Owner is stepping up to another Aircraft. Low-time RAM IV upgraded Continental TSIO-520-NB Engines with 553 SMOH. Full De-Ice, Factory Air Conditioning, LED Landing Lights, Upgraded King Ranch Interior & Recent Annual. All Known Logs with Steller Ownership Pedigree.

Modifications

Certified for FIKI (De-Ice Boots, Hot Props, Fuselage Ice Protection, Hotplate Vortex Generators Factory Air Conditioning Long Range Fuel (203 Gallon System) GAMI Injectors LED Landing Lights 11.0 Cu Ft Oxygen System 100 Amp Generators Heated Pitot Tube, Probes, and Stall Warning Indicator Cleveland Wheels & Brakes Aux Pump Mod Heater Hour Meter Aft Relief Tube Shadin Fuel Flow

Avionics

Aspen EFD1000 MAX Glass Panel PFD with SVT Garmin GTN 750 GNS 530 WAAS RDR 2000 VP Radar GTX 345 Transponder In & Out Flightstream 510 JPI EDM 760 Graphic Engine Monitor

How this aircraft compares

Where this CESSNA 340A lands versus other CESSNA 340A listings on fyiAero.

Price

60th pct
$160k$1.4MThis aircraft · $349k

$349k · 60th percentile of 72 listings

Airframe time

55th pct
74010,146This aircraft · 4,988

4,988 hours total (TTAF) · 55th percentile of 75 listings

Engine time

45th pct
201,799This aircraft · 553

553 hours since major overhaul · 45th percentile of 74 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

General

Year1978
ManufacturerCESSNA
Model340A
Serial Number340A-0468
Registration #N6297X
ConditionUsed
Based atKBKX

Airframe

Total Time4,988

Engine 1

Engine 1 Time553 SMOH
Engine 1 TBO1600

Avionics

WAASYes
SVTYes
Avionics/RadiosAspen EFD1000 MAX Glass Panel PFD with SVT Garmin GTN 750 GNS 530 WAAS RDR 2000 VP Radar GTX 345 Transponder In & Out Flightstream 510 JPI EDM 760 Graphic Engine Monitor

Additional Equipment

Oxygen SystemYes
Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI)Yes
Additional EquipmentCertified for FIKI (De-Ice Boots, Hot Props, Fuselage Ice Protection, Hotplate Vortex Generators Factory Air Conditioning Long Range Fuel (203 Gallon System) GAMI Injectors LED Landing Lights 11.0 Cu Ft Oxygen System 100 Amp Generators Heated Pitot Tube, Probes, and Stall Warning Indicator Cleveland Wheels & Brakes Aux Pump Mod Heater Hour Meter Aft Relief Tube Shadin Fuel Flow

Interior

Year Interior2021

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusAnnual C/W (St. Cloud Aviation, Minnesota, 10.2025) Hangered and Privately/Part 91 Operated Based at (KBKX, Brookings, South Dakota)
AirworthyYes