# N120SC: 1978 Swearingen SA-226AT, registration cancelled 2014-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA-226AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at) (registry code 8780405)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331-6-251M](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-6-251m) (registry code 01521)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AT067
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 24, 1996
- Certificate issued: September 27, 2007
- Last registry action: June 25, 2012
- Mode S code: A05545
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcneely Charter Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCNEELY%20CHARTER%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [West Memphis, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1343° N, 90.1793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120SC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120SC-2014-09-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Swearingen SA-226AT: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR MCC2002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MCC2002F00000), Aug 1, 2002: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. PILOT STARTED TO ENCOUNTER ICE AND TURNED ON THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE. BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT DUE TO CLEAR ICE THAT WAS UNKNOWN TO PILOT. PILOT RESTARTED BOTH ENGIN

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA14CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA276), Jun 3, 2014: Swearingen SA 226AT (N120SC), Dayton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the approach, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB CHI08CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA074), Feb 5, 2008: Swearingen SA-226AT (N120SC), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the snow on the runway and the snowbank.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Accident 20140602007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140602007429A), Jun 2, 2014: Swearingen SA-226AT (N120SC), Dayton, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed with landing gear up. Aircraft was lifted and landing gear doors cleaned (mud and grass) and landing gear went down. Outside of gear doors were…
- [Incident 20130221002039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130221002039I), Feb 21, 2013: Swearingen SA-226AT (N120SC), New York, NY, Minor damage. On February 21, 2013 at 2120 EST, a Swearingen, N120SC, registered to mcneely charter service, inc., struck four runway lights while positioning for takeoff at…
- [Accident 20080205010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080205010279A), Feb 5, 2008: Swrngn SA226AT (N120SC), Ankeny, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot back taxied runway 18/36 for departure on 36. After getting his release, he began his takeoff roll. About eighty knots, all instruments were…

## Other aircraft with N120SC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120SC): DJI AVATA, S/N 1581F4QWB22A400303P5
- [Cancelled 1992-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120SC-1992-08-17): Bell 47G-3B-1, S/N 3420. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Santee, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santee)

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