# N65Z: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 1991-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 1991
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: TC242
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1984
- Last registry action: July 10, 1989
- Mode S code: A88CA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Britt Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRITT%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9933° N, 95.3551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77032, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65Z-1991-10-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (3)

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 19871205079329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205079329I), Dec 5, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N65Z), Springfield, IL. Engine losing RPM. Propeller feathered. Returned. Found maximum RPM adjustment screw had backed out.
- [Incident 19840123010759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840123010759I), Jan 23, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N65Z), Danville, IL. Right engine fire light came on. Retarded power lever and light extinguished. Engine bleed air leak caused problem.
- [Incident 19790306009639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306009639I), Mar 6, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N65Z), Memphis, TN. Engine shut down. Failure of third stage turbine wheel.

## Other aircraft with N65Z

- [Cancelled 2004-12-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65Z-2004-12-21): Weeks Edgar D KOLB MARK III, S/N M3-072, built 1995. Owner: [Weeks Edgar D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEEKS%20EDGAR%20D), [Aberdeen, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Aberdeen)

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