# N168GA: 1973 Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 2017-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC207
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 26, 1999
- Last registry action: May 30, 2002
- Mode S code: A10FFD
- Owner when cancelled: [Grand Aire Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAND%20AIRE%20EXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Monroe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Monroe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9072° N, 83.4725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48161, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N168GA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=168GA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N168GA-2017-04-18

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 SA226TC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR GXPA00021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GXPA00021), Jun 28, 2000: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED IN PDK DUE TO LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION DONE. CORRECT
- [SDR GXPA00011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GXPA00011), May 24, 2000: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RIGHT EGT FLUCTUATES EXCESSIVELY. AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK IN TOLEDO AND GROUNDED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. (X)

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