# N224AM: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 1999-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC227
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 6, 1995
- Last registry action: October 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A1EFE9
- Owner when cancelled: [Superior Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUPERIOR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Iron Mountain, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Iron%20Mountain)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9272° N, 88.0158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49801, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=224AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224AM-1999-01-15

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI97LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA266), Aug 20, 1997: Swearingen SA226TC (N224AM), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to perform the emergency procedure for shut-down of the right engine. Factors relating to the accident were: the power lever cable became…
- [NTSB MKC77DA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DA012), Feb 2, 1977: Swearingen SA-226 (N224AM), Parsons, KS, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (10)

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 19970819023019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970819023019A), Aug 19, 1997: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. (.4)During a landing approach, the pilot noted that the right engine remained at a high power setting, when he moved the power levers to reduce power. He…
- [Incident 19910804035519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804035519I), Aug 4, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Kansas City, MO. Right main gear would not retract on takeoff. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19900328014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900328014999I), Mar 28, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Garden City, KS. Unsafe gear light on approach. Executed emergency extension and landed. Replaced left nose gear actuator.
- [Incident 19900107003349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900107003349I), Jan 7, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), St Louis, MO. Hydraulic gauge lens shattered and dripping fluid on climb. Returned. Replaced indicator.
- [Incident 19881227006989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881227006989I), Dec 27, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Cedar Rapids, IA. Unsafe landing gear indication. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19880202005689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880202005689I), Feb 2, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Springfield, MO. Nose gear did not extend. Diverted to Springfield. Emergency procedures used to lower gear. Cause is undetermined.
- [Incident 19870322031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870322031619I), Mar 22, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Sustained minor hail damage in flight.
- [Incident 19860620040139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860620040139I), Jun 20, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Lincoln, NE. After gear retraction, the gear indicator showed in transit. Returned and replaced indicator light.
- [Incident 19790110000369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790110000369I), Jan 10, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control when he hit drifted snow. Came to a stop on the runway in 12 to 20 inches of snow.
- [Accident 19770202002159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770202002159A), Feb 2, 1977: Swrngn SA226TC (N224AM), Parsons, KS. Pax deplaning fell,broke hip.

## Other aircraft with N224AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224AM): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 54070, built 2011

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