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N731AC

Cancelled 2013
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Deregistered aircraft · 1978 Swearingen SA226TC · AiResearch TPE331 series

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Cancelled
August 5, 2013
Status when cancelled
Sale reported, canceled
Serial number
TC-255
Year built
1978
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Turbo-prop
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
December 5, 1979
Last registry action
May 1, 2001
Mode S code
A9CEC5
Owner when cancelled
Sale Reported
Location
Des Plaines, IL
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelSwearingen SA226TCTCDS A8SW · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N731AC and the event date: after July 2, 1985, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CHI01FA032Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFort Wayne, INThe indicated failure of the right hand AC bus during takeoff with low ceiling. The factors were the low ceiling, night, and the execssive workload the pilot experienced on takeoff with an electrical failure without a second in command.Nov 9, 2000 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N731AC and the event date: after July 2, 1985, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20001109043119AForced/Precautionary Landing · Fort Wayne, IN(-23) N731AC, an SA-226 operated by superior aviation inc., hauling cancelled checks out of fwa airport, crashed shortly after takeoff on 11/09/00. The pilot, the only person on board the aircraft, was killed. FAA investigatoers, d. kepple, r. helbing and r.…Nov 9, 2000 · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 19970102002789IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Pellston, MIDuring taxi struck snowbank. Reported nose wheel steering malfunction.Jan 2, 1997 · Minor damage

Other aircraft with N731AC · 2

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N731AC is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

NowPiper PA-28-181 · S/N 2881495Registered now · Built 2021 · Atp Aircraft 9 LLC, Wilmington, DE1985Cessna A188B · S/N 18802736TCancelled Jul 2, 1985 · Roth Aerial Spraying, Milford, NE