N266AESaab-Scania SAAB 340B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched37 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Aviation Inventory Resources INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Alvarado, TX
- Certificate issued
- Feb 12, 2026
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 12, 1991
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Saab-Scania
- Model
- SAAB 340B
- Serial number
- 340B-266
- 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
- A2954C
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- 2026 – nowAviation Inventory Resources INCAlvarado, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (37)
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.
- Fire protection · overheat sensor · malfunctionedMar 10, 2008
ON FLIGHT 3306, CREW REPORTED ON THE GROUND THEY GOT A LEFT ENGINE TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT DURING CLIMB-OUT FOLLOWED AOM. LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT THEY THEN SHUT DOWN ENGINE 1 AS A PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO ACT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE OVERHEAT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · warning light · false activationOct 16, 2006
CLL - FLT 3218 - RIGHT TAILPIPE HOT LIGHT CAME ON AT ROTATION ON TAKEOFF, LIGHT WENT OUT WITHIN 10 SECONDS. WEATHER TEMP 24 DEGREE CELSIUS AT 300 FEET, HEAVY RAIN, CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. COMPLIED WITH AMERICAN EAGLE ENGINEERING TECHNICAL NOTICE G1-26-012. NO DEFECTS NOTED.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedOct 7, 2006
FLT 3218 - DFW - FRONT ENTRY EXIT SIGN, FORWARD EXIT SIGNS WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY 21LN, IAW SAAB 340, AMM 33-50-10. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · power supply · dischargedJul 29, 2006
DFW - FLT 3224 - SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE AT FLOOR STATIONS 5B, 6B, 7B. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY AT 22L, IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-10, OPS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · dpu · failedJul 11, 2006
DFW - FLT 3243 - ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL A STRONG SMOKE ODOR WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN. FOUND NR 1 DPU LOOSE IN RACK. REMOVED NR 1 AND NR 2 DPU`S MPU, RELAY 69PC, NR 1 EFIS WIPER PANEL AND NR 2 EFIS WIPER PANEL. NO ELECTRICAL SMELL DETECTED. REINSTALLED NR 1 DPU…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · malfunctionedJun 6, 2006
ABI - FLT 3234 - LEFT ENGINE OVERTEMP ON TAKEOFF 927 ABORTED TAKEOFF. LEFT ENGINE TEMP WITH LIMITS PER CT7-9B MM 72-00-00 FIG 201 SHEET 1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeJul 19, 2002
EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS, INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 EMERGENCY BATTERY SUPPLY IAW MM. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · dischargedJun 8, 2001
BOS - FLT 4903 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES (S/N 18592, 20519, 18440, 1878, 17288) IAW AMM, LOCATION 20LN - 24LN. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · lever · out of rigJun 5, 2001
ABI - FLT 9730 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, LEFT ENGINE CTOT DID NOT ENGAGE. RIGGED LEFT CONDITION LEVERS IAW AMM 76-10-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · windshield · crackedMay 21, 2001
SMX - FLT 3146 - CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO SMX. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 37 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026