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N781CSwearingen SA227-AC

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 24, 2018.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB events (substantial damage at worst, latest Nov 2010)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Las Vegas, NV
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2008
NTSB events
2
substantial, 2010
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
Coast Aviation Credit LLC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Las Vegas, NV
Certificate issued
Dec 3, 2008
Canceled
Jan 24, 2018
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jun 20, 1982

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
SA227-AC
Serial number
AC-535
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
AA946F

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
  1. 2008 – 2018Coast Aviation Credit LLCLas Vegas, NV
  2. until 1968Miller Flying Service INCPlainview, TX · different airframe: 1947 Stinson 108-3 S/N 108-3781

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 (2)

Incident

Jan 8, 1985 · Covington, KY

THE AIRCREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLT AT 6000 FT MSL, THEY ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS & USED THE DE-ICE & ANTI-ICE EQUIPMENT. AFTER THEY DESCENDED & WERE CLEAR OF ICING, THEY DEACTIVATED THE DE-ICE & ANTI-ICE EQUIPMENT.THE CAPT SAID HECHECKED THE PROP SPINNERS & NOTED A SMALL BUILDUP OF ICE, WHICH HE CONSIDERED AS MINIMAL, & TURNED OFF THE CONTINUOUS IGNITION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WHILE ON FINAL…

Injuries
None
Report
CHI85IA084

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI85IA084)

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 (1)

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.

  • Flight controls · control cable · misinstalledAug 17, 1998

    DURING PHASE NR 1 ENGINE RUN, NOTICED A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE WHEN PILOT'S CONTROL WHEEL WAS TURNED LT OR RT. A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF 'RATCHETING' COULD ALSO BE FELT IN THE WHEEL. BEYOND THAT, THE CONTROL WHEEL MOVED FREELY WITH NO BINDING. AFTER REMOVING PILOT'S CONTROL WHEEL AND UPPER YOKE ASSY…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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