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AttributeCESSNA 340
What it is
Seats6
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineContinental TSIO-520-K (turbocharged)
Horsepower285 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1972
Production end1975
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance;multi-engine;pressurized/high-altitude
Performance
Cruise speed195 KTAS
Range1,000 nm
Service ceiling29,800 ft
Climb rate1,500 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)71 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft2,175 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,850 ft
Load and fuel
Seats6
Useful load2,125 lb
Full-fuel payload1,513 lb
Max takeoff weight5,975 lb
Empty weight3,850 lb
Usable fuel102 gal
Fuel burn at cruise33.1 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$75,000
Price, high$200,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,400 h
Overhaul cost, low$60,000
Overhaul cost, high$85,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time356
Active fleet164
Median year built1973.0
NTSB events, last 10 years10
Fatal events, last 10 years4
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years160.98
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active236.59
Ownership transfers, last 24 months36
Transfers per 100 active321.95
Airworthiness directives10
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats
Accident record42.5 of 10
Severity53.4 of 10
Access65.2 of 10
Support78.2 of 10
Liquidity85.6 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)924.9 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 164 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 164 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 164 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 22.1 · 57 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 25.
  6. Access: class median 2,924.5.
  7. Support: class median 57.
  8. Liquidity: class median 21.42.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.