Aircraft record

N527LAFairchild SA227-DC (C26B)

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Sep 30, 2030
Based in: Tampa, FL; owner city / state
Owners: 1; since 2023
NTSB events: None; since 1982
ADs may apply: 6; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Liberty Alliance LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Tampa, FL
Certificate issued: Sep 6, 2023
Expires: Sep 30, 2030

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: Fairchild
Model: SA227-DC (C26B)
Serial number: DC-859M
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 25
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A6A3EA

Engine

Type: Turbo-prop

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2023 – nowLiberty Alliance LLCTampa, FL · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)

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.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2003-19-10	Fairchild Aircraft, Inc., SA226 Series and SA227 Series Airplanes	Nov 7, 2003	Airframe (SA227-DC (C26B))
2000-03-17	Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes	Apr 10, 2000	Airframe (SA227-DC (C26B))
98-19-15 R1	Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes	Mar 3, 2000	Airframe (SA227-DC (C26B))Only with: Equipped with Barber-Colman pitch trim actuators P/N 27-19008-001/-004 or P/N 27-19008-002/-005.
96-19-05	Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes	Oct 1, 1996	Airframe (SA227-DC (C26B))Only with: Equipped with Ozone Industries MLG yoke (MLG assembly P/N OAS5453, dash numbers up to and including -19) or NLG yoke (NLG assembly P/N OAS5451, dash numbers up to and including -17).
94-07-10 R1	Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes	Mar 25, 1996	Airframe (SA227-DC (C26B))Certain serial numbers: SA226-T T201–T275; SA226-T T277–T291; SA226-T(B) T(B)276; SA226-T(B) T(B)292–T(B)417; SA226-AT AT001–AT074; SA226-TC TC201–TC419; …

Show all 6 ADs

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
93-15-02 R1	Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes	Apr 17, 1995	Airframe (SA227-DC (C26B))Only with: Equipped with a Simmonds-Precision pitch trim actuator P/N DL5040M5.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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