Twin piston

N54DF

1972 Cessna 340

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
340-0172
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skywave Associates LLC (LLC)
Based
Spirit Lake, IA
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1972 Cessna 340
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Registration record

N54DF on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna 340
Serial
340-0172
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Skywave Associates LLC
Spirit Lake, IA
Certificate issued
2023-02-02
Airworthiness date
1973-01-09
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6D5E4
Mode S (octal)
51552744
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 N54DF.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N54DF.
  • 1973-01-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N54DF

N54DF is a 1972 Cessna 340, serial number 340-0172. The FAA register lists Skywave Associates LLC as the registrant in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 January 9, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N54DF.

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 N54DF.

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.