# N255AM: 1985 Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 2001-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2001
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC331E
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, forest
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 1985
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1996
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A26A1D
- Owner when cancelled: [Berry Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERRY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0845° N, 115.1461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89119, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=255AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255AM-2001-10-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (1)

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

- [SDR 02210176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02210176), Feb 21, 2001: SCREW. LOOSE. PILOT REPORTED THAT LT ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO DECREASE IN FLIGHT. ON APPROACH, ELECTED TO SHUT THE LT ENGINE DOWN. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 

## 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.

- [Incident 19890620041929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620041929I), Jun 20, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N255AM), Frankfort, KY, Minor damage. Right engine torque problem. Aborted takeoff. Brake locked. Ran off end of runway. Replaced torque gauge.
- [Incident 19860218009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860218009459I), Feb 18, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N255AM), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. On takeoff right main outboard wheel separated the aircraft. Diverted for a safe landing.

## Other aircraft with N255AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255AM): Embraer Executive EMB-500, S/N 50000421, built 2020
- [Cancelled 2012-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255AM-2012-01-09): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270221, built 1978. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Mazzarella Anthony](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAZZARELLA%20ANTHONY), [Friday Harbor, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Friday%20Harbor)

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