# N2698C: 1986 Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2007-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2007
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (registry code 3377509)
- 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: AC-665
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1986
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2007
- Last registry action: April 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A2A3DF
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight Contract Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20CONTRACT%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1968° N, 115.2644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89128, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2698C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2698C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698C-2007-05-07

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 Fairchild SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR SWIA95739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95739), May 19, 1996: PROPELLER. MALFUNCTIONED. HAD SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. COULD NOT ISOLATE. RETURNED TO SAN. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY.
- [SDR SWIA95715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95715), Feb 10, 1996: RED GEAR BOX. FAILED. LEFT ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT, NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED PRIOR TO EVENT. HOOKED UP FUEL GAUGE TO LEFT FUEL PUMP OUTPUT AND MONITORED ENGINE, NO FUEL PRESSURE
- [SDR SWIA95612](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95612), Jul 30, 1995: SELECTOR. OUT OF ADJUST. AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING HANDLE COULD NOT BE RELEASED FOR RETRACTION, OVERRIDE BUTTON WOULD NOT RELEASE IT EITHER, FINALLY IT RELEASED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF SHAFTING

## 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 20001214038549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001214038549I), Dec 14, 2000: Swrngn SA227AC (N2698C), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. (-23)On landing the steering system failed. Aircraft went to the right off runway hitting landing light with left prop making a/c go left with right prop…

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