# N65103: 1969 Swearingen SA26-T, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA26-T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (registry code 8780102)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T26-140E
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1975
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1979
- Last registry action: October 2, 1982
- Mode S code: A892E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Valley Equity Management Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20EQUITY%20MANAGEMENT%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0022° N, 121.0472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97701, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65103
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65103-2013-04-30

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 SA26-T: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t.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 LAX80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA005), Oct 19, 1979: Swearingen SA26AT (N65103), Palo Alto, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19791019042519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019042519A), Oct 19, 1979: Swrngn SA26AT (N65103), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Left engine stalled at or near touchdown due to bird ingestion. Airplane lifted off. Rolled over. Crashed inverted.

## Other aircraft with N65103

- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65103-1955-10-25): Cessna T-50, S/N 4605. Owner: [Lovelett L A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOVELETT%20L%20A), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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