N789C1982 Swearingen SA227-AC
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 15, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- Berry Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- San Marcos, TX
- Certificate issued
- Jan 19, 1999
- Canceled
- Jan 15, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 1, 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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Swearingen
- Model
- SA227-AC
- Year
- 1982
- Serial number
- AC-540
- 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
- AAB227
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- 1999 – 2022Berry Aviation INCSan Marcos, TX
- 1947 – 1955Chicagoland Airport INCWheeling, IL · different airframe: Stinson 108-3 S/N 108-3789
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 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 (3)
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.
- Landing gear · bulbs · failedJun 21, 1996
ON SCHEDULED FLIGHT 215A, UPON FINAL APPROACH, PILOT REPORTED NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. PRESS TO TEST FOR THE INDICATOR DID NOT WORK. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO AUSTIN. THE PILOT CALLED OUT AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A FLY BY WAS PERFORMED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · prop gov · crackedApr 13, 1995
AUS/TYR - FLT 558 - PILOT REPORTED ON SCHEDULED FLIGHT, 10 TO 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST RPM CONTROL WITH THE SPEED LEVER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN TYR WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SPEED SETTING LEVER PN 3655024 OF THE PROP…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · seal · rustyMar 6, 1995
WHILE PERFORMING AN UNSCHEDULED INSPECTION FOR SUSPECTED CORROSION, THE FOLLOWING CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED. AT EACH CABIN WINDOW, THE ACRYLIC PANE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE WAS FOUND CORRODED (RANGING FROM LIGHT TO VERY HEAVY) IN APPROXIMATELY 35 OUT OF THE 52 LOCATIONS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026