Twin piston

N6871Y

Cessna 340A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
340A1523
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Murphysboro, IL
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Registration record

N6871Y on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 340A
Serial
340A1523
Engines
2
Registered owner
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University + 1 co-owner
Murphysboro, IL
Certificate issued
1987-08-10
Airworthiness date
1982-04-01
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A91FCA
Mode S (octal)
52217712
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 N6871Y.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-08-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N6871Y to the current registrant.
  • 1982-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-05-29
    N6871Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) (s/n 27-4217); cancelled.
Overview

About N6871Y

N6871Y is a Cessna 340A, serial number 340A1523. The FAA register lists Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Murphysboro, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 10, 1987 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston 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 April 1, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6871Y.

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 N6871Y.

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.