# N500AK: Swearingen SA227-TT, registration cancelled 1993-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA227-TT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-tt) (registry code 8780620)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TT527
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1985
- Last registry action: April 2, 1993
- Mode S code: A639FA
- Owner when cancelled: [Brooks Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROOKS%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Fayetteville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Fayetteville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4885° N, 84.4855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30214, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500AK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500AK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500AK-1993-10-06

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-TT: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-tt.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 ATL93MA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93MA068), Apr 2, 1993: Fairchild SA227-TT (N500AK), Blountville, TN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES CONCERNING USE OF THE ENGINE INLET ANTI-ICE SYSTEM AND/OR CONTINUOUS IGNITION WHILE OPERATING IN ICING CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN PROBABLE ICE INGESTION…

## 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 19930401007499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401007499A), Apr 1, 1993: Swrngn SA227TT (N500AK), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Approach in icing conditions. Lost control. Spiral dive to impact. Indicates engine icing flameouts. Airframe ice.

## Other aircraft with N500AK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500AK): Cessna 180H, S/N 18051663, built 1966

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