# N781S: Swearingen SA226TC, registration cancelled 1991-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 1991
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC259
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1991
- Last registry action: May 7, 1991
- Mode S code: AA95CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Fairchild Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=781S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781S-1991-05-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI822A073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI822A073), Jul 7, 1981: Swearingen SA-226 (N781S), Detroit, MI, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB CHI79IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA005), Oct 6, 1978: Swearingen SA226 (N781S), Lafayette, IN, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19870607029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607029259I), Jun 7, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N781S), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Ramp agent directed aircraft too close to the gate. Left propeller struck a portable step.
- [Incident 19810112013829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112013829I), Jan 12, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N781S), Toledo, OH. Nose gear indicated up after extension. Found broken wire to up indicator switch.
- [Incident 19781006031229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031229I), Oct 6, 1978: Swrngn SA226TC (N781S), Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. Nose baggage door opened during taxi, baggage fell out and hit the prop.

## Other aircraft with N781S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781S): Sullivan Steven VANS RV10, S/N 40037, built 2009

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