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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Swearingen
Model
SA227-AC
Serial number
AC509
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
12
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code
A34A43
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
1997 – nowGas Wilson INCTraverse City, MI · current
1970 – 1972Alaska Air Service INCAnchorage, AK · different airframe: Cessna 170b S/N 17025350
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Incident
Dec 14, 2012 · Williston, ND
The snowplow driver’s failure to ensure that the runway was clear before driving onto it, which resulted in a runway incursion with a departing airplane.
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 (7)
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 · terminal · damagedJan 14, 2020
ON JANUARY 14TH, 2020, DAKOTA 1024 DEPARTED THIEF RIVER FALLS (KTVF) AIRPORT AT 1844 AND CLIMBED TO 17,000 FEET MSL. WHILE APPROACHING THE GOLLF INTERSECTION ON THE GOPHER ONE ARRIVAL, ARTCC ASSIGNED DESCEND AND MAINTAIN 10,000 FEET MSL. AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 FEET MSL DURING THE DESCENT, A GLOW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fire protection · wire · chafedMay 25, 2018
DURING CRUISE, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE PANEL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER ON. REDUCED POWER AND CHECKED ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine fuel and control · o-ring · cutJul 28, 2011
WHILE ON TAKEOFF, THE PILOT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER FROM THE RT ENGINE. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE "STOP & FEATHER" CONTROL AND SECURED THE ENGINE. HE COMPLETED A GO AROUND TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX WAS CALLED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE O-RINGS THAT SEALED THE START PRESSURE REGULATOR TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Engine · o-ring · crackedJul 10, 2008
WHILE ENROUTE, THE PILOT NOTICED HIS LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATING. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SINCE HE WAS VERY CLOSE TO HIS DESTINATION, THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND SECURE IT AS A PRECAUTION. PILOT MADE UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Windows · windshield · blew outJan 5, 2005
WHILE ON CLIMB OUT, THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT AND CAUSED A RAPID DE-COMPRESSION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT TOOK EMERGENCY ACTION AND PERFORMED A RAPID DECENT TO A SUITABLE ALTITUDE. NO COMMUNICATION COULD BE ESTABLISHED WITH ANYONE DUE TO THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE PILOTS HEADSET SO 7700 WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine · gasket · leakingJan 26, 2004
WHILE ON APPROACH, THE RT (LOW OIL PRESSURE) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS READING 40 PSI AND FALLING. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT THE RT ENGINE DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INVESTIGATION BY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin · lighting strikeSep 15, 1997
WHILE EN ROUTE FROM SJU TO POS, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE DURING CLIMB TO 16,000 FT. THE RIGHT GENERATOR AND BOTH BATTERIES CAME OFF LINE. THE CAPTAIN RESET THE GENERATOR AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SJU WITHOUT INCIDENT AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.