# N23AZ: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 1991-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC260
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1990
- Last registry action: November 9, 1990
- Mode S code: A2063F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sovran Leasing Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOVRAN%20LEASING%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4496° N, 79.9907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15222, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23AZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23AZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23AZ-1991-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 BFO88FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA010), Dec 18, 1987: Swearingen SA-226 (N23AZ), Chantilly, VA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19871217079299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871217079299I), Dec 17, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N23AZ), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Lost power on both engines on climb out. Landed in an open field four miles from airport.

## Other aircraft with N23AZ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23AZ): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502499, built 1974
- [Cancelled 1993-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23AZ-1993-10-13): Boeing 727-30, S/N 18369. Exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Owner: [Grecoair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRECOAIR%20INC), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)

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