# N2721M: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (registry code 3377509)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC-716
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1988
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1990
- Last registry action: May 15, 1993
- Mode S code: A2B071
- Owner when cancelled: [Equipment Acceptance Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EQUIPMENT%20ACCEPTANCE%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7524° N, 73.9727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10017, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2721M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2721M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2721M-2014-12-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 DEN90FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA042), Jan 15, 1990: Fairchild SA227-AC (N2721M), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY THE CAPTAIN, AND INADEQUATE MONITORING OF THE APPROACH BY THE FIRST OFFICER, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO…

## 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.

- [Accident 19900115000439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900115000439A), Jan 15, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N2721M), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Collided with ground and VORTAC facility on instrument approach.

## Other aircraft with N2721M

- [Cancelled 1978-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2721M-1978-10-12): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7816301. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Ayres Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYRES%20CORP), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)

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