# N173MA: Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1991-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 1991
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (registry code 8780603)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC415
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1991
- Last registry action: April 19, 1991
- Mode S code: A12566
- Owner when cancelled: [Cmi-Trading Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CMI-TRADING%20INC)
- Location: [Ferndale, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ferndale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4581° N, 83.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48220, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173MA-1991-08-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac.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 CHI83LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA021), Oct 17, 1982: Swearingen SA227-AC (N173MA), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19821017053509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017053509A), Oct 17, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N173MA), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Aircrafts wing struck passenger walkway while taxiing to a gate. Narrow clearance between wall and parked F27.
- [Incident 19820208002089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208002089I), Feb 8, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N173MA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Engine failed after takeoff. Prop autofeathered and engine seized. Found turbine blades disintegrated.
- [Incident 19810629045379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629045379I), Jun 29, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N173MA), Muskegon, MI. Right engine fire warning after takeoff. Declared emergency and returned to airport. Warning was a false alarm.

## Other aircraft with N173MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173MA): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.292, built 2003

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