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N138SDSaab-Scania SF340A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 28, 2020.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched4 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Springfield, MO
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2016
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
4
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
Worldwide Aviation LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Springfield, MO
Certificate issued
Nov 22, 2016
Canceled
Feb 28, 2020
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Dec 28, 1988

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Saab-Scania
Model
SF340A
Serial number
340A-138
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
37
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
A09A7D

Engine

Make and model
Ge Ct7-Ser
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
1600 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2016 – 2020Worldwide Aviation LLCSpringfield, MO

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (4)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Propellers · connector · damagedNov 29, 2003

    AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN ERRATIC TORQUE INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. ENGINE TORQUE INDICATION WAS FLUCTUATING FROM 50 TO 120 WITH CTOT ENGAGED. AT 1350Z, FWA MX REPORTED OF TIGHTENING A LOOSE BACKSHELL ON A ECU CONNECTOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RAN, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Electrical power · generator · defectiveApr 11, 2003

    FLIGHT 4495 PIT-LEX, DURING FLIGHT THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY POWER LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND NOTICED THAT THE LT DC GENERATOR VOLTAGE WAS LOW. THE GENERATOR WAS SECURED, AND THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. A/C 138 TURNED AROUND AND LANDED IN PIT. A/C TAKEN OUT OF…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · engine · fluctuatesApr 4, 2003

    DURING T/O ROLL OF FLT 4476 TTN-BED RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE HAD LARGE FLUCTUATIONS. INITIAL TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND IT TO BE A FAULT IN CTOT SYSTEM. CTOT SYSTEM MEL'D.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Engine indicating · indicator · erraticNov 12, 2002

    NR 2 TORQUE GAUGE ERRATIC ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN SET GAUGE WENT 100 PERCENT TO 120 PERCENT TORQUE AT 50-60 KNOTS. NO ENGINE POWER PROBLEMS NOTED. ABORTED TAKEOFF.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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