# N3046L: Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1991-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 1991
- Exported to: Iceland
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (registry code 8780603)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC467
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1982
- Last registry action: January 14, 1989
- Mode S code: A33163
- Owner when cancelled: [Houston Aircraft Leasing I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20I)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7482° N, 95.4689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77056, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3046L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3046L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3046L-1991-02-12

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19880225010999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880225010999I), Feb 25, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N3046L), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Bird strike at cruise altitude. Bird struck aircraft at the outer right wing tip. Landed without further incident.
- [Incident 19860709041249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860709041249I), Jul 9, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N3046L), St Louis, MO. Lost oil pressure on right engine on approach. Safe landing. Oil line from propeller governor to pitch cracked.
- [Incident 19860621049709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621049709I), Jun 21, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N3046L), St Louis, MO. Engine shutdown on approach after drop in oil pressure noted. Found a line cracked at propeller governor.
- [Incident 19830713042449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830713042449I), Jul 13, 1983: Swrngn SA227AC (N3046L), Spokane, WA. Experienced dual flameouts. Second one shortly after other. A relight of both engines was obtained. Problem unknown

## Other aircraft with N3046L

- [Cancelled 2014-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3046L-2014-09-23): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5119, built 2014. Exported to China. Owner: Shijazhuang Hebie
- [Cancelled 2006-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3046L-2006-11-01): Slingsby T67M260-T3A, S/N 2145, built 1995. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [United States Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE), [Randolph Afb, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Randolph%20Afb)

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