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N160WA1981 Swearingen SA226TC

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 7, 2023.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jan 1990)No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Boise, ID
owner city / state
Engine
TPE331 SERIES · 904 hp
Airesearch
Owners
1
since 1998
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1990
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
3
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Western Airlines Lc
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
Feb 2, 1998
Canceled
Jul 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jan 22, 1981

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
TC-399
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
A0F3A3

Engine

Make and model
Airesearch Tpe331 Series
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
904 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. 1998 – 2023Western Airlines LcBoise, ID

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

Jan 31, 1990 · Coeur D'Alene, ID

THE LOSS OF THE FLIGHT CREW'S VISUAL PERCEPTION, DUE TO AN UNFORESEEN WHITEOUT CONDITION. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE SNOWBANK.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
SEA90LA037

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA90LA037)

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.

  • Air conditioning and pressurization · pipe · arcedJun 25, 2007

    IB OF RT NACELLE, BLEED AIR PIPE (PN 2784187019), CHAFED OR BURNED THROUGH THE ASBESTOS SLEEVE SURROUNDING THE STARTER RELAY WIRING, WHICH THEN ARCED A HOLE IN THE BLEED PIPE, WHICH THEN BURNED THE SHIELDING FROM THE STARTER RELAY WIRES, WHICH THEN ARCED A HOLE IN A HYDRAULIC LINE (PN 2781032403)…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · door frame · crackedOct 21, 2004

    DURING A FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION OF (CARGO DOOR FRAME LOWER END FORE AND AFT NEAR BAYONET PIN). (FC STUN-M00-2-1-1) A CRACK OF APPROXIMATELY 0.250 INCH WAS DETECTED. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS SERVICE INDUCED FATIGUE CRACKING. AREA OF CONCERN HAS ALREADY BEEN REINFORCED WITH DOUBLER PLATE AND…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · housing · crackedFeb 26, 2004

    DURING A 50 HOUR FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT HOUSINGS, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LT MLG HOUSING. THE CRACK IS .125 INCHES LONG AND IS LOCATED .125 INCHES FROM THE FORWARD EDGE ON THE OB SIDE. THE INSPECTION IS COVERED IN MFG SB 226-32-033. THE HOUSING…

    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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