# N30TF: Swearingen SA-26AT, registration cancelled 2004-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: T26-162
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 12, 1976
- Certificate issued: November 7, 2000
- Last registry action: December 10, 2003
- Mode S code: A31EA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Merlin Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERLIN%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Saint Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Louis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6167° N, 90.4395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63131, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30TF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30TF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30TF-2004-03-16

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 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 CHI03LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA077), Feb 16, 2003: Swearingen SA-26AT (N30TF), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Factors associated with the accident were the snow covered runway, the crosswind, and the overload failure of the nose…

## 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 20030216003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030216003779A), Feb 16, 2003: Swrngn SA26AT (N30TF), Cahokia, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On 02/16/03 swearingen model SA-26AT, registration number N30TF, landed on runway 30L at st. Louis Downtown Parks airport (cps) at 1720 local time.…

## Other aircraft with N30TF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30TF): Ridgeav CCX-2000, S/N CCX-2000-0114, built 2021

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