# N68TC: Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1989-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (registry code 8780603)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC457
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A9028A
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68TC-1989-05-18

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 SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac.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 DCA88MA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA017), Jan 20, 1988: Fairchild SA-227AC (N68TC), Bayfield, CO, destroyed, 9 fatal

## 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.

- [Accident 19880119048939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880119048939A), Jan 19, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N68TC), Durango, CO, Destroyed, 9 fatal. F/o flying. Captains ineffective monitoring of an unstabilized approach resulted in descent below approach profile.
- [Incident 19870420039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420039669I), Apr 20, 1987: Swrngn SA227AC (N68TC), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. As aircraft turned from the gate the propeller picked up an APU cord laying on ramp. APU was pulled into the engine
- [Incident 19820824054729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824054729I), Aug 24, 1982: Swrngn SA227AC (N68TC), Oklahoma City, OK. Fuel bypass light illuminated. Rmp decayed. Engine surged. Speed lever fuel control attachment screw came loose.

## Other aircraft with N68TC

- [Cancelled 2019-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68TC-2019-11-04): Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX 9-140 S II, S/N 1287USA. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sunrise Balloons Miami LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNRISE%20BALLOONS%20MIAMI%20LLC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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