# N629EK: 1980 Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 2007-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-396
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2005
- Last registry action: January 23, 2006
- Mode S code: A8381A
- Owner when cancelled: [Tricoastal Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRICOASTAL%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N629EK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=629EK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629EK-2007-02-27

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR TCA004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TCA004), Jun 5, 2005: ENGINE. OVERSERVICED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT INBOUND FLIGHT TO LRD THERE WAS A SMELL OF OIL IN THE COCKPIT. SHUT DOWN THE BLEED AIR AND THE SMELL DISAPPEARED. DID NOT DECLARE AN EME

## 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 ATL06FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06FA045), Feb 8, 2006: Swearingen SA-226-TC (N629EK), Paris, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inflight loss of control following a reported fuel asymmetry condition for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20060208002869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060208002869A), Feb 8, 2006: Swrngn SA226TC (N629EK), Paris, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Airplane N629EK departed from dayton, Ohio on 8 February 2006 and was at an altitude of 16,000 feet. After airplane came under memphis center control the…

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