# N27220: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1998-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 1998
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (registry code 3377509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC718
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1998
- Last registry action: January 12, 1998
- Mode S code: A2B0A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Coast Lease Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20COAST%20LEASE%20CORPORATION)
- 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/N27220
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27220-1998-05-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (1)

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

- [SDR SWIA95704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95704), Jan 1, 1996: PRESSURE LINE. CUT. A/C WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE, CABIN DOOR WAS LEAKING. CABIN DOOR SUPPLY LINE CUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPLY LINE WITH NEW ONE, OPS CHECKS GOOD.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX94IA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94IA203), Apr 23, 1994: Fairchild SA-227 (N27220), Santa Monica, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAA INADEQUATE SEPARATION STANDARDS BETWEEN LARGE AND HEAVY CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.
- [NTSB LAX90LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA141), Apr 1, 1990: Fairchild SA227AC (N27220), Panoche, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING A FLIGHT WHILE BEING FATIGUED DUE TO THE LACK OF SLEEP WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT OVERSTRESSING OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 19940423009059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009059I), Apr 23, 1994: Swrngn SA227AC (N27220), Los Angeles, CA. Wake turbulence on descent. Became inverted. Regained control. Landed aircraft.
- [Accident 19900401013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401013899A), Apr 1, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N27220), Panoche, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported he dozed off. Dive ensued exceeding vne. Recovered but wrinkled wings. Failed to report.

## Other aircraft with N27220

- [Cancelled 1954-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27220-1954-04-14): Porterfield CP-65, S/N 717. Owner: [Coyle Marian M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COYLE%20MARIAN%20M), [Calexico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Calexico)

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