# N516SW: 2007 Saccio Thomas A SEAWIND 3000, registration cancelled 2018-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Saccio Thomas A SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/saccio-thomas-a-seawind-3000) (registry code 05622LJ)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540-K1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5) (registry code 41663)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 061
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sna Inc SEAWIND 3000
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 20, 2007
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2006
- Last registry action: February 25, 2013
- Mode S code: A6795E
- Owner when cancelled: [Saccio Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACCIO%20THOMAS%20A)
- Location: [Blounts Creek, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Blounts%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3801° N, 76.9324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27814, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=516SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516SW-2018-02-28

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 Saccio Thomas A SEAWIND 3000: https://openairdocs.org/model/saccio-thomas-a-seawind-3000.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 CEN14LA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA504), Sep 18, 2014: Saccio Thomas A Seawind 3000 (N516SW), Bloomington, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the airplane did not reveal the source of the fire.

## 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 20140918016209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140918016209A), Sep 18, 2014: Saccio Thomas A SEAWIND 3000 (N516SW), Bloomington, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On September 18, 2014, at approximately 1325 eastern daylight time (EDT), N516SW, a seawind 3000 experimental aircraft, crashed while on a visual approach…

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