# N26JB: Swearingen SA-26AT, registration cancelled 1994-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA-26AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (registry code 8780112)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T26163
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 7, 1988
- Last registry action: August 17, 1994
- Mode S code: A27D6E
- Owner when cancelled: [Fowler Richard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOWLER%20RICHARD%20L)
- Location: [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1249° N, 108.5587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81506, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26JB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26JB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26JB-1994-12-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SA-26AT: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at.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 DEN92FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA035), Feb 14, 1992: Swearingen SA-26AT (N26JB), Glenwood Spring, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: MALFUNCTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FLAME OUT, AND DELAMINATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR SHROUD. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED, THE MOUNTAINOUS…

## 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.

- [Accident 19920213005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920213005749A), Feb 13, 1992: Swrngn SA26AT (N26JB), Glenwood Spring, CO, Destroyed. Secured right engine due surging. Problem left engine. Pilot disoriented. Hit mountain. Fuel control. Shroud defect.
- [Incident 19790215007199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790215007199I), Feb 15, 1979: Swrngn SA226AT (N26JB), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. On starting engine, turbine came apart. Component parts punctured holes in fuselage.

## Other aircraft with N26JB

- [Cancelled 2014-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26JB-2014-07-22): Piper PA-31T1, S/N 31T-8104020, built 1980. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [J & B Aero Investments Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20%26%20B%20AERO%20INVESTMENTS%20GROUP%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.