N286AESaab-Scania SAAB 340B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched25 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 13, 2026
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 27, 1992
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-286
- 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
- A2E44A
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 (25)
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 · control unit · failedMar 1, 2007
LEFT TAIL PIPE HOT WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT IAW SAAB AMM 26-11-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · unknown · unknownFeb 10, 2007
LEFT TAIL PIPE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF FIRE TEST SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECT NOTED IAW SAAB AMM 33-10-00. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · corrodedOct 21, 2006
DISC - FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME STATION 225 CORRODED. REMOVED CORRISION WITH CUTOUT, FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER, INSTALLED IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-30. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · control handle · faultySep 6, 2001
BGR - FLT 4929 - CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION NOT SHOWING DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN) DURING APPROACH. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE IAW SAAB 340 AMM. LANDING GEAR OPERATIONALLY AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedAug 1, 2001
JFK - FLT 5018 - CREW REPORTED THE FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS BY ROW 4 AND 5 ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY AT POSITION 20LN IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · bulb · inoperativeMay 21, 2001
BOS - FLT 4932 - FOUND EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHT AT ROW 10C IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LIGHT BULB FOR EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHT IAW SAAB AMM CH 33-50-00. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Indicating and recording systems · weuMay 6, 2001
BOS - FLT 4749 - CREW REPORTED THE WARNING ELECTRONIC UNIT (WEU) BITE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WEU IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · bulb · inoperativeApr 3, 2001
BOS - FLT 5122 - CREW REPORTED AN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT ROW 7BC TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB AT ROW 7BC IAW SAAB AMM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · warning system · malfunctionedDec 25, 2000
YOW - FLT 4598 - MAIN PAX DOOR HANDLE ILLUMINATED ON TO RETURNED TO YOW AND ISSUED MEL 52-1-2 AUTH 120661 CAT C. OPS CHECK OF SYSTEM NOTED NO PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · roller · lack of lubeSep 12, 2000
SJT - FLT 3600 - GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. GEAR WAS CYCLED AND CONDITION REMAINED THE SAME. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE LUBED UPLOCK ROLLERS. 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 25 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