# N505LB: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 1989-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC202
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A64D7F
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505LB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=505LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505LB-1989-08-09

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 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 ATL87FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA123), Apr 23, 1987: Swearingen SA-226TC (N505LB), Wilmington, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19870423010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870423010919A), Apr 23, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N505LB), Wilmington, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Right engine blew up on initial climb. Pilot did not raise gear or feather. Crashed into trees. Stator weld broke.
- [Incident 19801104078959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104078959I), Nov 4, 1980: Swrngn SA226TC (N505LB), Syracuse, NY. Smoke in cockpit. Descent and landing. Test flight negative. Continued flight. Engine change in Canada.

## Other aircraft with N505LB

- [Cancelled 2018-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505LB-2018-03-14): Let L13 AC BLANIK, S/N 026057, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lowcountry Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOWCOUNTRY%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION), [Ridgeland, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Ridgeland)

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