# N343AE: 1983 Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2015-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (registry code 8780603)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC-554
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1987
- Certificate issued: November 28, 2001
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A3C878
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Demand LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20DEMAND%20LLC)
- Location: [Hawthorne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hawthorne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9137° N, 118.3509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90250, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=343AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343AE-2015-05-08

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZZ200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZZ200), Feb 16, 1995: TUBE ASSY. CRACKED. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO CRUISE FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STARTED DROPPING. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED TO HOT. THE LOW 
- [SDR 95ZZZX1391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1391), Feb 16, 1995: TUBE ASSY. CRACKED. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STARTED DROPPING. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED TO HOT. THE LOW PR

## 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 LAX02FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA300), Sep 29, 2002: Fairchild SA227-AC (N343AE), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during the rejected takeoff. The loss of directional control was caused by the crew's failure to follow prescribed pretakeoff and…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20020929028309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020929028309A), Sep 29, 2002: Swrngn SA227AC (N343AE), Hawthorne, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Investigation of the accident scene and aircraft revealed that the aircraft veered left after nose wheel steering was disengaged. The left engine…
- [Incident 19950216004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216004269I), Feb 16, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N343AE), Hot Springs, AR. Narrative: history of flight: on February 16, 1995, at 1402 CST, a fairchild SA227-AC,N343AE, registered to mcc aircraft leasing I, inc., of mclean, VA and…
- [Incident 19890622038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890622038019I), Jun 22, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N343AE), Fresno, CA. Aircraft made a hard right turn on rollout. Stopped off runway. Nose wheel steering had malfunctioned.

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