# N161RS: Swearingen SA226-T(B), registration cancelled 1997-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226-T(B)](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226-t-b) (registry code 8780406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T341
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1992
- Last registry action: August 16, 1995
- Mode S code: A0F6ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Prairie Wood Products](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRAIRIE%20WOOD%20PRODUCTS)
- Location: [Riddle, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Riddle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9222° N, 123.4146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97469, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161RS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161RS-1997-02-18

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 SA226-T(B): https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226-t-b.md

## 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 SEA93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA053), Jan 16, 1993: Swearingen SA-226T(B) (N161RS), John Day, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS INCLUDE A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.
- [NTSB SEA90FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA080), May 20, 1990: Swearingen SA226-T(B) (N161RS), Coeur D'Alene, ID, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE PILOT AND THE GROUND LINEMAN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: IMPAIRMENT OF THE GROUND LINEMAN FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL.

## 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.

- [Accident 19930116000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930116000399A), Jan 16, 1993: Swrngn SA226TB (N161RS), John Day, OR, Substantial damage. Blinded by snow after landing on unplowed runway. Exited runway,collapsed right main and nose gear in mud and snow.
- [Accident 19900520021429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520021429A), May 20, 1990: Swrngn SA226TB (N161RS), Coeur D Alene, ID, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Lineman had disconnected power start when aircraft moved forward hit lineman and tug.

## Other aircraft with N161RS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161RS): Ralph Starr SUPER SPORT, S/N KA10183170, built 2016

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