# N162MA: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 2000-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC234E
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2000
- Last registry action: August 24, 2000
- Mode S code: A0FA30
- Owner when cancelled: [Candler & Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANDLER%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=162MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162MA-2000-10-26

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MEJA951002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEJA951002), Oct 14, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. FLIGHT 9821, CRP TO SAT, WHILE IN CRUISE AT 6,000 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD THUMP. CONTINUED FLIGHT TO SAT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, 
- [SDR MEJA9506001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEJA9506001), Jun 13, 1995: TUBE ASSY. CRACKED. ON BASE TO FINAL AT ABR, BOTH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND PRESSURE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. LANDED AT ABR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECT
- [SDR MEJA9504003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEJA9504003), Apr 25, 1995: TUBE ASSY. CRACKED. ON FLIGHT 9935, BIS TO FSD, THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND BOTH THE LT AND RT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. EXTENDED GEAR WITH THE FREE-FALL HANDLE AND L

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 19911219059369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911219059369I), Dec 19, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N162MA), Kansas City, MO. NR2 torque meter fluctuation. Engine quit. Chip detector light on. Reduction gear box or engine will be changed.
- [Incident 19910523022289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523022289I), May 23, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N162MA), Kansas City, MO. Nose gear intransit light on after departure. Returned. Landed safely. Lubed uplock switch.
- [Incident 19870510030559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870510030559I), May 10, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N162MA), Wichita, KS. Right engine fire warning light during climb. Returned, found detector short to bath tub.
- [Incident 19810621054299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621054299I), Jun 21, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N162MA), Wisconsin Rapid, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft experienced roll when flaps were lowered. Examination revealed failure of flap support channel.
- [Incident 19801015074579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015074579I), Oct 15, 1980: Swrngn SA226TC (N162MA), Muskegon, MI. Right gear had to be locked down manually. Suspect air in hydraulic lines from previous maintenance.
- [Incident 19800925070889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800925070889I), Sep 25, 1980: Swrngn SA226TC (N162MA), Marshfield, WI. Elevator conrol would bind due to excess washers on bellcrank nut.

## Other aircraft with N162MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162MA): Aviat A-1C-180, S/N 3056, built 2009
- [Cancelled 2006-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162MA-2006-01-11): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0256, built 2004. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Pittsburgh Flight Training Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITTSBURGH%20FLIGHT%20TRAINING%20CENTER%20INC), [West Mifflin, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Mifflin)

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