# N698X: 1969 Swearingen SA-26AT, registration cancelled 2004-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA-26AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (registry code 8780112)
- Engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T26-137
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 1969
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1997
- Last registry action: May 18, 2004
- Mode S code: A94A7B
- Owner when cancelled: [George C Swanson Md Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20C%20SWANSON%20MD%20LTD)
- Location: [Port Arthur, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Port%20Arthur)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9580° N, 93.8919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77642, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N698X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=698X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N698X-2004-09-22

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 SA-26AT: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at.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 MIA04FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA029), Nov 27, 2003: Swearingen SA-26-AT (N698X), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's descent below decision height while performing an ILS approach with low ceilings and fog, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground. A factor associated with the…

## 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 20031127037579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031127037579A), Nov 27, 2003: Swrngn SA26AT (N698X), Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On November 27, 2003, N698X was on an ILS approach to runway 32 at Craig Municipal Airport, Jacksonville FL. During the approach the aircraft went below…

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