# N5474M: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 1990-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC283
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A6F4DD
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5474M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5474M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5474M-1990-02-22

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (10)

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 19890722049969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890722049969I), Jul 22, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Missoula, MT. Cabin door warning light on after takeoff. Returned. Found door bell crank connecting rod bent. Not engaging switch
- [Incident 19890721049959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890721049959I), Jul 21, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Unable to achieve proper torque and EGT on takeoff roll. Aborted. Fuel control maximum fuel adjustment set too low
- [Incident 19890713051409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713051409I), Jul 13, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Right generator failed on climbout. Returned. Found a broken wire at the generator field circuit connector terminal
- [Incident 19890405021839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405021839I), Apr 5, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Unable to pressurize aircraft. Returned. Door seals not inflating due to switches being out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19890301016529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301016529I), Mar 1, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Unable to pressurize on climbout. Returned. Landing gear squat switch was frozen. Cleaned,lubed and put in service.
- [Incident 19890114006599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114006599I), Jan 14, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Unsafe gear indication. Used emergency procedures and landed without incident. Unable to duplicate malfunction.
- [Incident 19890101006139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890101006139I), Jan 1, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Great Falls, MT. Get a nose gear unsafe light. Cranked gear down. Landed safely. Found uplock release strikers out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19881121065479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881121065479I), Nov 21, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Billings, MT. Pilots artificial horizon failed on climbout. Returned safely. Replaced artificial horizon.
- [Incident 19870327027219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870327027219I), Mar 27, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Helena, MT. Intransit light remained on with no safe indication for nose gear. Safe landing. Broken wire on uplock switch.
- [Incident 19870320015099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870320015099I), Mar 20, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N5474M), Great Falls, MT. The aircraft failed to pressurize after takeoff. Aircraft had been parked outside and a valve had become frozen.

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