Twin piston

N78S

1972 Cessna 340

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
340-0151
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Greeley, CO
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1972 Cessna 340
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Registration record

N78S on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna 340
Serial
340-0151
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC
Greeley, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1972-10-06
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8FBD
Mode S (octal)
52507675
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 N78S.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1991-09-23
    N78S previously assigned to a Bell 412SP (s/n 33114); cancelled.
  • 1980-01-22
    N78S previously assigned to a Cessna T337G / P337G / Skymaster T-337G (s/n P337-0177); cancelled.
  • 1972-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N78S

N78S is a 1972 Cessna 340, serial number 340-0151. The FAA register lists Bas Part Sales LLC as the registrant in Greeley, Colorado.

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 October 6, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-04-04 Accident · Merion, PA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DCA91MA031A
Reported aircraft: Bell 412SP — a different aircraft that carried the N78S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE AIRPLANE TO PERMIT THE IN-FLIGHT INSPECTION AFTER HE HAD DETERMINED TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED, THE POOR JUDGMENT OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE HELICOPTER TO CONDUCT THE INSPECTION, AND THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW OF THE HELICOPTER TO MAINTAIN SAFE SEPARATION.

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.