# N3RB: 1971 Swearingen SA-226T, registration cancelled 2012-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA-226T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (registry code 8780122)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T214
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1971
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1984
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A31C19
- Owner when cancelled: [Duke Leasing Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUKE%20LEASING%20LTD)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RB-2012-09-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-226T: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t.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 FTW85LAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LAMS2), Sep 17, 1985: Swearingen SA-226T (N3RB), Missing, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19850917045529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850917045529A), Sep 17, 1985: Swrngn SA226T (N3RB), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Destroyed. Reported unable to maintain altitude after one engine shut down. Reason unknown. Ditched in Gulf, presumed fatal.

## Other aircraft with N3RB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3RB): Cessna 560, S/N 560-0035, built 1989

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