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N158WA1981 Swearingen SA226TC

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2017)No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2030
Based in
San Antonio, TX
owner city / state
Engine
TPE331-5&6SER · 776 hp
Airesearch
Owners
1
since 2023
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2017
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
3
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Registered owner
Hkb Aviation LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
Oct 29, 2023
Expires
Oct 31, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jul 31, 1998

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
Swearingen
Model
SA226TC
Year
1981
Serial number
TC411
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
22
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A0E9DC

Engine

Make and model
Airesearch Tpe331-5&6ser
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
776 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. 2023 – nowHkb Aviation LLCSan Antonio, TX · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Mar 20, 2017 · Boise, ID

Company maintenance personnel's failure to remove a screwdriver that was left lodged in the windshield wiper area of the forward fuselage during maintenance and subsequently became dislodged on takeoff/initial climb and collided with a left propeller blade.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
WPR17LA078

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR17LA078)

Accident history for this model

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 (3)

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.

  • Landing gear · latch · brokenJan 6, 2010

    THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED INPUT FROM THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING SYS DURING THE LANDING/TAXI PHASE FOLLOWING AN OPS CK OF THE NLG RETRACTION INDICATOR LIGHT. CONTACTED THE ON FIELD FBO AND HAD THE NWS DISABLED AND MEL`D AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO FACILITY. INSP REVEALED FAILURE OF THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · squat switch · inoperativeFeb 28, 2003

    INSUFFICENT FLUID LEVEL INSIDE STRUT HOUSING CREATED (SPONGY) STRUT EXTENSION. DURING RETRACTION WIND LOAD COMPRESSING STRUT GREATER THAN .6250 INCH CLOSING MLG SAFETY SQUAT SWITCH. THUS DISABLING THE RETRACT SEQUENCE, LEAVING THE RIGHT MLG PARTIALLY RETRACTED. SERVICING FLUID AND NITROGEN IN LT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine air · gasket · rupturedJan 30, 2003

    A GASKET RUPTURED BETWEEN THE POWERPLANT AND THE BLEED AIR TUBE. THIS ALLOWED HOT BLEED AIR TO BLOW DIRECTLY ON AN ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR. THE PILOTS, FOLLOWING MFG PROCEDURES, FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

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

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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