Cessna 340 accidents
The NTSB database holds 256 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 340, recorded between 1970 to 2025. 88 of them were fatal (34%), and 220 people died.
The deadliest year was 1981, with 14 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (39 records).
Most of these records are from United States, France and Venezuela.
92 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
256
Records
88
Fatal
220
Deaths
34%
Share fatal
1970 to 2025
Period
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164 of 256 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 256 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1981 | Cessna 340A | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States | S.a.intl Tradi | Fatal | 7 |
| 3 Jul 1979 | Cessna 340 | Ashdown, Arkansas, United States | Metro Inns Inc | Fatal | 7 |
| 22 Feb 2011 | Cessna 340 | Tachira, Venezuela | Premezolados Agreconsa C.A | Fatal | 6 |
| 3 Mar 2005 | Cessna 340A | Bologna, Italy | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 30 Sep 1987 | Cessna 340A | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 24 Dec 2017 | Cessna 340 | Bartow, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 21 Aug 2000 | Cessna 340 | Glarus, Switzerland | A.c. Friedrich Gmbh | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 May 1992 | Cessna 340 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Roth, Jeffrey H. | Fatal | 5 |
| 13 Nov 1991 | Cessna 340 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Robert R. Chenoweth | Fatal | 5 |
| 25 Sep 1986 | Cessna 340A | Crawford, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 18 Aug 2014 | Cessna 340A | Freeport, Bahamas | Aqua Sun Investments Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Oct 2013 | Cessna 340A | Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States | Stephen George | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Oct 2013 | Cessna 340A | Paulden, Arizona, United States | Parrish James M | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Feb 2008 | Cessna 340A | Cabazon, California, United States | Michael J. Bybyk | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Cessna 340 | Port Clinton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Feb 2007 | Cessna 340A | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Dec 2006 | Cessna 340A | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Mar 2002 | Cessna 340 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 May 1987 | Cessna 340A | Orlando, Florida, United States | B. Lefils | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Jun 1984 | Cessna 340A | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Feb 1983 | Cessna 340A | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Sep 1981 | Cessna 340A | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Aug 1980 | Cessna 340A | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Cessna 340A | Morton, Washington, United States | Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 May 2009 | Cessna 340 | Veracruz, Mexico | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Nov 2007 | Cessna 340 | Garberville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Mar 2006 | Cessna 340A | Melbourne, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Cessna 340A | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Aug 2000 | Cessna 340A | Mission, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Cessna 340X | Hessen, Germany | Wolfgang Lubke | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jan 1985 | Cessna 340 | Johnson City, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Apr 1983 | Cessna 340 | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Mar 1982 | Cessna 340A | 12 N.e. Burbank, California, United States | Bacchus Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Sep 2025 | Cessna 340 | Klein, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Cessna 340 | Kearney, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Cessna 340 | Puerto Cabelio, Venezuela | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Apr 2022 | Cessna 340 | Covington, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Mar 2016 | Cessna 340 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jan 2010 | Cessna 340 | Lytle Creek, California, United States | Everett Arinwine | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Feb 2005 | Cessna 340 | Mendoza, Argentina | Ward County Irrigation District No.1 | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Oct 2003 | Cessna 340A | Scappoose, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Nov 2001 | Cessna 340A | Santa Monica, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Oct 2000 | Cessna 340A | Julian, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1999 | Cessna 340A | Phillipsburg, Kansas, United States | Irwin P. Pochter | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 1999 | Cessna 340A | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jul 1996 | Cessna 340A | Richland, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 May 1994 | Cessna 340 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Mar 1994 | Cessna 340 | Westhampton, New York, United States | James Flying Service Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Feb 1993 | Cessna 340A | Center Point, Texas, United States | Huddleston, Kenneth R. | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Jun 1988 | Cessna 340 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |