Aircraft model
CESSNA 340
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
What it is
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Continental TSIO-520-K (turbocharged) |
| Horsepower | 285 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1972 |
| Production end | 1975 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine;pressurized/high-altitude |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 195 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,000 nm |
| Service ceiling | 29,800 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,500 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 71 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 2,175 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,850 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 2,125 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,513 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 5,975 lb |
| Empty weight | 3,850 lb |
| Usable fuel | 102 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 33.1 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $200,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,400 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $60,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $85,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 356 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 164 |
| Median year built | 1973.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 12 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 4 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 73.17 per 1,000 active · base 164 active |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 36.59 per 1,000 active · base 164 active |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 36 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 21.95 per 100 active · base 164 active |
| Airworthiness directives | 10 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
Peer scores
A score runs from 0 to 10 within the model's peer class: a position, not a grade, and the six are never added together.
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 5.7 of 10 · class median 37.74 · 57 models in class |
| Severity | 3.1 of 10 · class median 25 |
| Access | 3.9 of 10 · class median 2,388.5 |
| Support | 8.2 of 10 · class median 57 |
| Liquidity | 5.6 of 10 · class median 21.42 |