Twin piston

N3456Q

1971 Cessna 340

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
340-0004
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
L & J Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Atwater, CA
1971 Cessna 340
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Registration record

N3456Q on the FAA register

Type
1971 Cessna 340
Serial
340-0004
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
L & J Aviation Inc
Atwater, CA
Certificate issued
2021-09-16
Airworthiness date
1971-12-09
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3D31A
Mode S (octal)
50751432
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,258 nm
Cruise (type)
210 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$151,750 to $399,500
Middle half of 5 live Cessna 340 listings, 1973–1975 models (median $269,900). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N3456Q.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N3456Q to the current registrant.
  • 1973-07-16
    N3456Q previously assigned to a Cessna 320E (s/n 320E-0056); cancelled.
  • 1971-12-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N3456Q

N3456Q is a 1971 Cessna 340, serial number 340-0004. The FAA register lists L & J Aviation Inc as the registrant in Atwater, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-520 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 210 knots and a range of about 1,258 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 9, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3456Q.

Cruise
210 kt
Range
1,258 nm
Power / thrust (each)
310
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,175 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,850 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3456Q.

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.