# N2183A: Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1993-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 1993
- 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: AC422B
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1990
- Last registry action: November 18, 1991
- Mode S code: A1D9FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Fairchild Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2183A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2183A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2183A-1993-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW92LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA228), Sep 18, 1992: Fairchild SA-227-AC (N2183A), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LANDING CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS EXCEEDED. THE LACK OF PERFORMANCE DATA WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 19920918037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918037689A), Sep 18, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N2183A), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Testing for landing with flight idle condition. Entered high sink rate. Unable recover. Wings,fuselage,prop damage.
- [Incident 19920113002149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920113002149I), Jan 13, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N2183A), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Aircraft left paved area of taxiway. Struck VASI light system. Nose gear steer left command wire broken.

## Other aircraft with N2183A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2183A): Mooney M20R, S/N 29-0198, built 1999
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2183A-undated): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22603. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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