# N501FS: Swearingen SA-26AT, registration cancelled 1998-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA-26AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (registry code 8780112)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T26146
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1991
- Last registry action: January 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A63E35
- Owner when cancelled: [F S Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/F%20S%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Soldotna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Soldotna)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 60.3715° N, 150.9989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99669, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501FS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501FS-1998-08-21

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-26AT: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC98FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA091), Jul 7, 1998: Swearingen SA-26AT (N501FS), St. George, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to adequately monitor the instrument approach and the co-pilot's failure to intercept and maintain the proper NDB bearing on the approach. Contributing factors were the…
- [NTSB ANC96LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA084), Jun 5, 1996: Swearingen SA-26 (N501FS), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. Factors associated with the accident were the soft and uneven airstrip conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980707015999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980707015999A), Jul 7, 1998: Swrngn SA26AT (N501FS), St George, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.4) The flight departed anchorage, Alaska, and was en route to saint George, Alaska, to pick up passengers for a return flight to anchorage. The…
- [Accident 19960605012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605012889A), Jun 5, 1996: Swrngn SA226AT (N501FS), Galena, AK, Substantial damage. Taxied on runway after landing. Veered off,prop strike. Left engine fragmented. Debrie hit fuselage. Blamed soft spot

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