# N781C: Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: AC-535
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1982
- Certificate issued: December 3, 2008
- Last registry action: April 29, 2010
- Mode S code: AA946F
- Owner when cancelled: [Coast Aviation Credit LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COAST%20AVIATION%20CREDIT%20LLC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0602° N, 115.2623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89113, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=781C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781C-2018-01-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX3579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3579), Aug 17, 1998: CONTROL CABLE. MISINSTALLED. DURING PHASE NR 1 ENGINE RUN, NOTICED A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE WHEN PILOT'S CONTROL WHEEL WAS TURNED LT OR RT. A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF 'RATCHETING' COULD ALSO BE FELT

## 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 ERA11WA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA073), Nov 13, 2010: Swearingen SA227 (N781C), Andahuaylas, Peru, 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.

- [Incident 19930824037119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824037119I), Aug 24, 1993: Swrngn SA226AC (N781C), Birmingham, AL. Drop in oil pressure shut engine down. Landed at destination. Found oil line from prop to nts had cracked.

## Other aircraft with N781C

- [Cancelled 1968-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781C-1968-09-18): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-3781, built 1947. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Miller Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Plainview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plainview)

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