# N5304M: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 1985-03-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 15, 1985
- Exported to: Denmark
- 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: TC204
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 21, 1985
- Mode S code: A6B35D
- Owner when cancelled: [Career Aviation Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAREER%20AVIATION%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Hayward, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hayward)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5304M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5304M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304M-1985-03-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## FAA accident and incident reports (7)

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.

- [Incident 19820928054879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820928054879I), Sep 28, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N5304M), Allentown, PA. Smoke under instrument panel isolated affected electrical bus. Found defective DME unit.
- [Incident 19820310012069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310012069I), Mar 10, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N5304M), Binghamton, NY. Lost communications, squawked 7600. Unapproved installation of interphone amplifier failed.
- [Incident 19801102078799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102078799I), Nov 2, 1980: Swrngn SA226TC (N5304M), Flushing, NY. After takeoff gear would not retract. Precautionary landing made. Loss of output pressure from power pack.
- [Incident 19791125045669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125045669I), Nov 25, 1979: Swrngn SA226T (N5304M), New York, NY. While on approach, pilot noted nose gear unsafe condition. Extended gear emercency technique. Replaced worn parts.
- [Incident 19790622017369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622017369I), Jun 22, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N5304M), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted when a deer approached from the left and ran into a prop.
- [Incident 19790501025499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501025499I), May 1, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N5304M), Binghamton, NY. Pilot unable to determine that gear was locked down. Landed safely. Gear needed lubrication.
- [Incident 19780626034759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626034759I), Jun 26, 1978: Swrngn SA226AT (N5304M), Binghamton, NY. Engine shut down due to rapid rise in itt and oil temp. Main oil screen full of metal.

## Other aircraft with N5304M

- [Cancelled 2014-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304M-2014-12-22): Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 7B, S/N GLX-1027B, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [M & C Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20%26%20C%20LEASING), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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