# N160WA: 1981 Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 2023-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2023
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-399
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1981
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1998
- Last registry action: February 28, 2022
- Mode S code: A0F3A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Airlines Lc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AIRLINES%20LC)
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5548° N, 116.2214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83705, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=160WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160WA-2023-07-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 SA226TC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 2007FA0000731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000731), Jun 25, 2007: PIPE. ARCED. IB OF RT NACELLE, BLEED AIR PIPE (PN 2784187019), CHAFED OR BURNED THROUGH THE ASBESTOS SLEEVE SURROUNDING THE STARTER RELAY WIRING, WHICH THEN ARCED A HOLE IN 
- [SDR 2005FA0000236](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000236), Oct 21, 2004: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION OF (CARGO DOOR FRAME LOWER END FORE AND AFT NEAR BAYONET PIN). (FC STUN-M00-2-1-1) A CRACK OF APPROXIMATELY 0.250 INCH
- [SDR Q8L2004F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q8L2004F00000), Feb 26, 2004: HOUSING. CRACKED. DURING A 50 HOUR FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT HOUSINGS, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LT MLG HOUSING. THE CRACK IS .125 

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20070622014259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070622014259I), Jun 22, 2007: Swrngn SA226TC (N160WA), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. (-23) A/c landed, shut down #1, shut off power, and unloaded cargo from aft left cargo door. Upon restart of #1, main bus power battery cable 6" from battery…
- [Incident 20041208030439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208030439I), Dec 8, 2004: Swrngn SA226TC (N160WA), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed rwy 25 with a gusting left crosswind. Pilot reported that at approximately 70 knots they encountered a strong wind gust and had full right…

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