# N418SA: 1967 Aerospatiale NORD 262A, registration cancelled 1979-06-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 29, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale NORD 262A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-nord-262a) (registry code 8680698)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 41
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A4F369
- Owner when cancelled: [C/O Swift Aire Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%2FO%20SWIFT%20AIRE%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [San Luis Obispo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Luis%20Obispo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=418SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418SA-1979-06-29

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 Aerospatiale NORD 262A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-nord-262a.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 DCA79AA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA012), Mar 10, 1979: Nord-Avion 262 (N418SA), Marina Del Rey, CA, destroyed, 3 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.

- [Incident 19780412011969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780412011969I), Apr 12, 1978: Aerosp 262ANORD (N418SA), Lake Hughes, CA. Two aircraft passed in close proximity of each other.

## Other aircraft with N418SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418SA): Cessna 182Q, S/N 18267433, built 1979

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