# N720R: Swearingen SA-226AT, registration cancelled 1981-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 1981
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA-226AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at) (registry code 8780405)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AT-013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1981
- Mode S code: A9A503
- Owner when cancelled: [Teterboro Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TETERBORO%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Teterboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Teterboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N720R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=720R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720R-1981-08-10

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 SA-226AT: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at.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 NYC80FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA025), Mar 8, 1980: Swearingen SA226 (N720R), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage

## 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 19800308005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308005899A), Mar 8, 1980: Swrngn SA226AT (N720R), Albany, NY, Substantial damage. Cargo door blew out in flight. Caused explosive decompression, injury & airplanedamage. Improper maintenance.

## Other aircraft with N720R

- [Cancelled 1989-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720R-1989-11-17): Ottow Randall QUICKSILVER MXLII, S/N 1206. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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