# N603AS: 1977 Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 2012-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC239
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1987
- Last registry action: October 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A7D275
- Owner when cancelled: [Kanodia Hulas Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANODIA%20HULAS%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6448° N, 90.2534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63108, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N603AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=603AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603AS-2012-08-22

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 Swearingen SA226TC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR RAIA950234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RAIA950234), Feb 20, 1995: SWITCH. FAILED. STL - FLT 7543 - THE RT HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE SWITCH. SYSTEM AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (W)
- [SDR RAIA950206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RAIA950206), Feb 3, 1995: GEN CONTL UNIT. FAILED. SPI - FLT 7198 - LEFT GENERATOR FELL OFF LINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. (X)
- [SDR RAIA950205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RAIA950205), Feb 3, 1995: STARTER\GEN. FAILED. SP - FLT 7190 - LEFT GENERATOR FELL OFF LINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT STARTER GENERATOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)
- [SDR RAIA950136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RAIA950136), Jan 27, 1995: HYD PUMP. FAILED. SPI - FLT 7194 - RT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT HYDRAULIC PUMP. GROUND RUNS REVEALED NORMAL OPERATION AND LEAK CHECK 

## 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.

- [Incident 19880208010349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208010349I), Feb 8, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N603AS), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Lost control on takeoff roll. Hit a snowbank and runway light. No malfunction of nose wheel steering system found.
- [Incident 19850819061629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819061629I), Aug 19, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N603AS), Joplin, MO, Substantial damage. During descent for landing, aircraft was struck by lightning. Damage to propeller blade on right engine.

## Other aircraft with N603AS

- [Cancelled 2025-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603AS-2025-01-25): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B2255001014K. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Horatio, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Horatio)

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