Twin piston

N40SS

1979 Cessna 340A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
340A0650
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1979 Cessna 340A
Representative photo of a Cessna 340A. Not a photo of N40SS.
Registration record

N40SS on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 340A
Serial
340A0650
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2012-08-06
Airworthiness date
1979-03-13
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4ABE9
Mode S (octal)
51125751
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,106 nm
Cruise (type)
229 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$239,000 to $399,450
Middle half of 57 live Cessna 340A listings, 1975–1984 models (median $320,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N40SS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N40SS.
  • 1979-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N40SS

N40SS is a 1979 Cessna 340A, serial number 340A0650. The FAA register lists Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2012 and expires on August 31, 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 229 knots and a range of about 1,106 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 13, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40SS.

Cruise
229 kt
Range
1,106 nm
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 N40SS.

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.