# N27220: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 6, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27220

## Aircraft that carried N27220

- [Cancelled 1998-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27220-1998-05-06): Fairchild SA227-AC, S/N AC718. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Pacific Coast Lease Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20COAST%20LEASE%20CORPORATION), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- [Cancelled 1954-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27220-1954-04-14): Porterfield CP-65, S/N 717. Owner: [Coyle Marian M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COYLE%20MARIAN%20M), [Calexico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Calexico)

## NTSB investigations on N27220 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94IA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94IA203), Apr 23, 1994: Fairchild SA-227 (N27220), Santa Monica, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAA INADEQUATE SEPARATION STANDARDS BETWEEN LARGE AND HEAVY CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.
- [NTSB LAX90LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA141), Apr 1, 1990: Fairchild SA227AC (N27220), Panoche, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING A FLIGHT WHILE BEING FATIGUED DUE TO THE LACK OF SLEEP WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT OVERSTRESSING OF THE AIRPLANE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N27220 (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19940423009059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009059I), Apr 23, 1994: Swrngn SA227AC (N27220), Los Angeles, CA. Wake turbulence on descent. Became inverted. Regained control. Landed aircraft.
- [Accident 19900401013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401013899A), Apr 1, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N27220), Panoche, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported he dozed off. Dive ensued exceeding vne. Recovered but wrinkled wings. Failed to report.
- [Incident 19801117079989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801117079989I), Nov 17, 1980: Cessna 441 (N27220), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lost control after touchdown due to ice and snow. Tower advised runway was plowed, but it was not as stated.

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