# N503SS: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 1984-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-229E
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1977
- Mode S code: A646B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Texas Commerce Bank Na](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20COMMERCE%20BANK%20NA)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=503SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503SS-1984-06-21

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 Swearingen SA226TC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc.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 DCA83AA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA037), Aug 28, 1983: Swearingen SA226TC (N503SS), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage

## 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 19830827075539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827075539A), Aug 27, 1983: Swrngn SA226TC (N503SS), Hot Springs, AR, Destroyed. Fire began behind right side of the instrument panel. Electrical wires shorted and ignited hydraulic and oxygen sys
- [Incident 19830616037469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616037469I), Jun 16, 1983: Swrngn SA226TC (N503SS), Hot Springs, AR. Nose gear hydraulic return line ruptured after takeoff. Sprayed fluid into cockpit. Landed by manual gear extension

## Other aircraft with N503SS

- [Cancelled 2017-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503SS-2017-10-19): Pegasus QUANTUM 15, S/N 7731, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Plyler Brady A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLYLER%20BRADY%20A), [Kershaw, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Kershaw)

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