Twin piston

N240R

Piper Seneca V / Seneca III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3449496
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360-RB
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Westex Telco LLC (LLC)
Based
Abilene, TX
Registration record

N240R on the FAA register

Type
Piper Seneca V / Seneca III (FAA: Piper PA-34-220T)
Serial
3449496
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360-RB
Registered owner
Westex Telco LLC
Abilene, TX
Certificate issued
2023-04-05
Airworthiness date
2014-12-19
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A23176
Mode S (octal)
50430566
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
178 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N240R to the current registrant.
  • 2014-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2009-07-21
    N240R previously assigned to a Bellanca 8KCAB-180 (s/n 635-80); cancelled.
Overview

About N240R

N240R is a Piper Seneca V / Seneca III (FAA model PA-34-220T), serial number 3449496. The FAA register lists Westex Telco LLC as the registrant in Abilene, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360-RB engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 178 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 19, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N240R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
220
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,210 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,978 ft
Fuel burn
26 gph

Published figures for the Piper Seneca V / Seneca III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-09-03 Accident · Mammoth Lakes, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA07FA277
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8KCAB-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N240R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s inadvertent encounter with downdrafts that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the downdrafts, high density altitude, and mountainous terrain.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.