# N342AE: Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1992-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: AC545
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1983
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: A3C4C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcc Financial Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCC%20FINANCIAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Mclean, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Mclean)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9511° N, 77.2292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22102, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=342AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342AE-1992-11-20

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 SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-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 FTW92FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA218), Aug 25, 1992: Fairchild SA 227-AC (N342AE), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY THE OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ASSURE PROPER TRAVEL DIRECTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS…

## 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 19920825035669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825035669A), Aug 25, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N342AE), Hot Springs, AR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Dragged wing on maintenance test flight. Cartwheeled and burned. Newly installed aileron cables routed incorrectly.
- [Incident 19920118003549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118003549I), Jan 18, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N342AE), Joplin, MO. Unsafe nose gear light on approach. Made go around. Extended gear manually. Gear cleaned and lubed.

## Other aircraft with N342AE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342AE): Bell 407, S/N 53226, built 1997

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