Twin piston

N51CX

1978 Cessna 340A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
340A0533
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerodata LLC (LLC)
Based
Ann Arbor, MI
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1978 Cessna 340A
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Registration record

N51CX on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 340A
Serial
340A0533
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Aerodata LLC
Ann Arbor, MI
Certificate issued
2009-07-17
Airworthiness date
1998-07-15
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A65F5E
Mode S (octal)
51457536
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 N51CX.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N51CX to the current registrant.
  • 1998-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1997-08-18
    N51CX previously assigned to a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (s/n 46027); cancelled.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N51CX

N51CX is a 1978 Cessna 340A, serial number 340A0533. The FAA register lists Aerodata LLC as the registrant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 restricted category, dated July 15, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51CX.

Cruise
229 kt
Range
1,106 nm
Fuel burn
34 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 340A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 340A specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51CX.

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.