# N448CA: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1994-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 1994
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (registry code 3377509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC448
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1989
- Last registry action: December 23, 1992
- Mode S code: A56888
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N448CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=448CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448CA-1994-07-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Fairchild SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-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 CHI88IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA096), Apr 8, 1988: Swearingen SA-227AC (N448CA), Fort Wayne, IN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE STRUT FOR THE INTENDED SERVICE CONDITIONS IN COMMUTER AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19920617024759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617024759I), Jun 17, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N448CA), Rochester, NY. Power surges to left engine during stall recovery. Check ride. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19920522018779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522018779I), May 22, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N448CA), Rochester, NY. Right engine failed at beginning of takeoff run. Found drive gear to fuel control had failed.
- [Incident 19900808059999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900808059999I), Aug 8, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N448CA), Toledo, OH. Right cockpit window shattered en route. Precautionary descent and landing. Window improperly installed.
- [Incident 19891201061939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201061939I), Dec 1, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N448CA), Covington - Cin, OH. Smoke in cabin after landing. Shut engines down. Evacuated. Right cycle machine failed producing smoke in cabin.
- [Incident 19880408071569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408071569I), Apr 8, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N448CA), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Right main landing gear collapsed while doing a touch and go landing.

## Other aircraft with N448CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N448CA): Piper PA-42-1000, S/N 425527034

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