# N257AM: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 1994-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1994
- Exported to: Mexico
- 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: TC389
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1994
- Last registry action: June 10, 1994
- Mode S code: A2718B
- Owners when cancelled: [General Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC), [Wilson Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Wheeling, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheeling)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1259° N, 87.9120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60090, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=257AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257AM-1994-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MKC88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA167), Sep 1, 1988: Swearingen SA-226 (N257AM), Emporia, KS, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 19910807038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807038019I), Aug 7, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Kansas City, MO. Unable to retract right main gear after departure. Returned. Had a malfuncting right main gear up-lock switch.
- [Incident 19910416014969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416014969I), Apr 16, 1991: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Kansas City, MO. Right engine fire warning after departure. Returned. Oil cooler fire detection wire chafing on cowl.
- [Incident 19900514024719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900514024719I), May 14, 1990: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Wichita, KS. Emergency procedures used to lower nose gear. Maintenance rigged actuators of nose gear. Checked ok.
- [Incident 19891226062369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891226062369I), Dec 26, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Garden City, KS. Brakes faded and steering control would not respond. Departed runway. Replaced four master cylinders.
- [Incident 19880901039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901039669I), Sep 1, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Cockpit side window exploded, apparently due to material failure. Emergency landing. Medical treatment for copilot.
- [Incident 19880205006189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880205006189I), Feb 5, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N257AM), Wichita, KS. Right gear would not extend. Diverted to Wichita. Gear lowered by emergency procedures. Gear activator defective.

## Other aircraft with N257AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257AM): American Eurocopter AS350B3, S/N 7203, built 2011

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