# N162WA: 1981 Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 2016-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: TC418
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 12, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1999
- Last registry action: October 19, 2012
- Mode S code: A0FB11
- 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: Corporation
- 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/N162WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=162WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162WA-2016-01-26

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

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 SEA05LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA014), Nov 9, 2004: Swearingen SA226TC (N162WA), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the required glidepath, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance after visual contact with the runway during the instrument approach.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20041109027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041109027639A), Nov 9, 2004: Swrngn SA226TC (N162WA), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft struck two malsr rail runway approach light towers while on final rwy 10R at kbol. Towers impacted area 2000' and 1800' from the runway…

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