# N71Z: 1977 Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 2012-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-245
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1977
- Last registry action: June 6, 2011
- Mode S code: A97BF3
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71Z-2012-10-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 97ZZZX4011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4011), Aug 25, 1997: SWITCH. CRACKED. HYDRAULIC WARN LIGHT (RT) ACTIVATED. LIGHT WAS FALSE WARNING DUE TO PRESSURE SWITCH HAD A CRACKED WELD.

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19891018054569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018054569I), Oct 18, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Bloomington-Nor, IL, Minor damage. Loss of oil pressure for left engine. Landed safely. Oil feed line for NR3 bearing had failed.
- [Incident 19880819049179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819049179I), Aug 19, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Emergency landing due to smoke in aircraft. Passengers deplaned on runway. Found left cooling turbine had seized.
- [Incident 19871104077179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104077179I), Nov 4, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Smoke in cabin. Cabin depressurized. Found copilots windshield wiper park mode resistor had blown. Cam switch bad.
- [Incident 19850211009019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850211009019I), Feb 11, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Savoy, IL. Taxied through snowberm off ramp area into snow. Unable to continue under own power.
- [Incident 19780129004389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004389I), Jan 29, 1978: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Athens, GA. Door warning light came on after takeoff. Returned for landing.

## Other aircraft with N71Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71Z): Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700, S/N 87010, built 2023

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