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N787CSwearingen SA227-AC

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched15 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Feb 28, 2030
Based in
Wilsonville, OR
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2005
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
15
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Registered owner
Cbg LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Wilsonville, OR
Certificate issued
Apr 25, 2005
Expires
Feb 28, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Dec 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-550
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
AAAAB9

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. 2005 – nowCbg LLCWilsonville, OR · current
  2. 1952 – 1971Individual ownerYuba City, CA · different airframe: Stinson 108-3 S/N 108-3787

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (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 (15)

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.

  • Air conditioning and pressurization · cooling turbine · fumesNov 24, 2025

    AIRCRAFT SMOKY WHEN IN FULL HOT. DRAINED 0IL OUT OF COOLING TURBINE REF SA227 MM CH 21-50-00

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · brake · burnedJun 1, 2021

    CREW MEMBER NOTICED THE LEFT BRAKE HAD LOST PRESSURE ON TAXI AND WAS WORSENING. AFTER NOTICING THE BRAKE WAS LOSING PRESSURE ANOTHER AIRCRAFT NOTIFIED THE PILOT ON TOWER FREQUENCY THAT THE WHEEL WAS SMOKING. TOWER CONFIRMED THE CONDITION AND PILOT LET THE TOWER KNOW THAT AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO EXIT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Hydraulic power · line · crackedFeb 23, 2021

    PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. MX FOUND FAILED FLAP UPLINE ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Indicating and recording systems · potentiometer · failedJul 30, 2019

    PILOT REPORTED SMOKE POURING OUT FROM AROUND LEFT AUDIO PANEL. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED PILOTS INSTRUMENT PANEL POTENTIOMETER WITH NEW. OPS CHECK GOOD.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Hydraulic power · line · crackedJul 31, 2017

    FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT PERFORMED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE SMOKE. AFTER LANDING, THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS INVESTIGATED AND FOUND TO HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN A FINE MIST OF HYDRAULIC FLUID COMING FROM A CRACKED…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Flight controls · flap system · malfunctionedFeb 2, 2017

    FLIGHT CREW REPORTED UNCOMMANDED FLAP MOVEMENT ON SHORT FINAL. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX FOUND FAULTY FLAP COMMAND ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Flight controls · actuator · malfunctionedMay 31, 2016

    PILOT REPORTED THAT THE STABILIZER TRIM FAILED TO FUNCTION 10-15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACTUATOR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY ON THE GROUND AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND NO SYSTEM ANOMOLIES AND THAT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · downlock switch · out of adjustFeb 23, 2016

    CREW REPORTED LT MLG, SLOW TO LOCK DOWN, RECYCLED LG, LOCKED DOWN AFTER RECYCLE. MX FOUND INBD DOWNLOCK SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. CLEANED, LUBED & ADJUSTED. GND TESTED GOOD.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · brake · fireJun 28, 2013

    RAMP PERSONNEL OBSERVED THAT THE NR 3 AND 4 BRAKES WERE SMOKING/ON FIRE AS ACFT TAXIED INTO RAMP. GROUND PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED FIRE IAW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES. MX BELIEVES BRAKES OVERHEATED DUE TO PILOT "RIDING" BRAKES DURING TAXI.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · rib · crackedApr 1, 2002

    LOCATED AND MARKED END OF CRACKS AT WS 81.174 ON RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS IN THE LOWER RADIOUS OF THE WING RIBS. BOTH CRACKS WERE APPROX. 6 INCHES LONG AND FOLLOWED THE RADIUS FORWARD AND AFT.

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 15 reports.

Sources

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

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