Twin piston

N953DM

1976 Cessna 340A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
340A0205
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mainline Services Co (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1976 Cessna 340A
Representative photo of a Cessna 340A. Not a photo of N953DM.
Registration record

N953DM on the FAA register

Type
1976 Cessna 340A
Serial
340A0205
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Mainline Services Co
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2006-09-18
Airworthiness date
1976-11-02
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD4023
Mode S (octal)
53240043
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 N953DM.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-09-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N953DM.
  • 1976-11-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N953DM

N953DM is a 1976 Cessna 340A, serial number 340A0205. The FAA register lists Mainline Services Co as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 18, 2006 and expires on June 30, 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 November 2, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N953DM.

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 N953DM.

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.