Cessna 340 Safety Record
Complete NTSB accident and incident history. 191 events recorded from 1982 to 2025.
| Date | Location | Reg# | Severity | Damage | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2025 | Klein, TX | N269WT | Fatal (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Kearney, MO | N888MT | Fatal (2) | substantial | Investigation pending |
| Dec 02, 2024 | Magny-lès-Villers, FR | N340GJ | Serious (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Muskogee, OK | N5757C | Minor | substantial | The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of power to both engines. |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel, OF | N38CM | Serious (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Puerto Cabelio, VE | YV3112 | Fatal (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 12, 2023 | New Orleans, LA | N7067W | Incident | substantial | The improper maintenance of the main landing gear, which resulted in a collapse and overstress failure of the left main landing gear during landing. |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Boise, ID | N682JS | Incident | substantial | The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing, which resulted in impact with a fence. |
| Oct 02, 2023 | Hayward, CA | N121CB | Incident | substantial |
The pilot’s sudden incapacitation from effects of a previously undiagnosed underlying heart disease, which resulted in his loss of control of the airp…The pilot’s sudden incapacitation from effects of a previously undiagnosed underlying heart disease, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane and subsequent impact with terrain. |
| Jun 08, 2023 | Bend, OR | N340SW | Incident | substantial | The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the fuel station, resulting in a ground collision and fire. |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Mount Mayon, OF | RP-C2080 | Incident | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Jan 03, 2023 | Atlantic Ocean, AO | N824BC | Incident | substantial | A fuel system malfunction for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in fuel starvation to both engines. |
| May 23, 2022 | St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | N47BP | Incident | substantial |
The pilot’s inability to stop the airplane on the available runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an airport perimeter fence…The pilot’s inability to stop the airplane on the available runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an airport perimeter fence. |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Covington, GA | N84GR | Fatal (2) | destroyed |
The private pilot’s loss of control in flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s decisi…The private pilot’s loss of control in flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s decision to obtain flight instruction from the private pilot and the private pilot's insufficient qualifications to fly or to provide flight instruction in a multi-engine airplane. |
| Feb 06, 2022 | Bussy-Lettrée, FR | N340YZ | Incident | — | Investigation pending |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Santee, CA | N7022G | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Loss of control due to spatial disorientation. |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Rock Springs, WY | N419TT | Incident | substantial | The pilot’s improper pitch control during takeoff which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing |
| May 28, 2021 | Essex, UK | N63EN | Incident | substantial | Investigation pending |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Tatum, TX | N801EC | Fatal (1) | destroyed | The pilot’s loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons. |
| Feb 02, 2021 | Toulouse, OF | N8618G | Incident | substantial | Investigation pending |
| Sep 03, 2020 | Oklahoma City, OK | N5178J | Incident | substantial | A failure of the windscreen for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence. |
| May 03, 2019 | Carvers, NV | N5418M | Incident | substantial | The pilot’s failure to accurately assess the available runway for the takeoff, which resulted in impact with a gravel berm. |
| Oct 01, 2018 | Keokuk, IA | N89AM | Incident | substantial |
The pilot's failure to correctly identify the runway environment during an instrument approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions becaus…The pilot's failure to correctly identify the runway environment during an instrument approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions because he mistook building lights for runway lights, which resulted in landing short of the runway. |
| Sep 06, 2018 | Port Huron, MI | C-GLKX | Fatal (1) | substantial |
The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of right engine power due to fuel starvation; the pilot's inadequate flight plann…The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of right engine power due to fuel starvation; the pilot's inadequate flight planning; the pilot's failure to secure the right engine following the loss of power; and his failure to properly configure the airplane for the go-around, which resulted in the airplane's failure to climb, an exceedance of the critical angle of attack, and an aerodynamic stall. |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Orlando, FL | N60E | Incident | substantial |
The pilot's delayed decision to discontinue the takeoff when confronted with abnormal acceleration and airspeed indication; the reason for the abnorma…The pilot's delayed decision to discontinue the takeoff when confronted with abnormal acceleration and airspeed indication; the reason for the abnormal acceleration could not be determined based on the available information. |