# N789C: 1982 Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2022-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 2022
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (registry code 8780603)
- 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: AC-540
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1982
- Certificate issued: January 19, 1999
- Last registry action: December 12, 2018
- Mode S code: AAB227
- Owner when cancelled: [Berry Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERRY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [San Marcos, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Marcos)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8817° N, 97.9848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78666, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=789C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789C-2022-01-15

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (3)

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

- [SDR SWHA96004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWHA96004), Jun 21, 1996: BULBS. FAILED. ON SCHEDULED FLIGHT 215A, UPON FINAL APPROACH, PILOT REPORTED NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. PRESS TO TEST FOR THE INDICATOR DID 
- [SDR SWHA95004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWHA95004), Apr 13, 1995: PROP GOV. CRACKED. AUS/TYR - FLT 558 - PILOT REPORTED ON SCHEDULED FLIGHT, 10 TO 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST RPM CONTROL WITH THE SPEED LEVER. THE ENGINE WAS
- [SDR SWHA95003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWHA95003), Mar 6, 1995: SEAL. RUSTY. WHILE PERFORMING AN UNSCHEDULED INSPECTION FOR SUSPECTED CORROSION, THE FOLLOWING CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED. AT EACH CABIN WINDOW, THE ACRYLIC PANE ATTACHMENT HA

## 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 20030217007819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030217007819I), Feb 17, 2003: Swrngn SA227AC (N789C), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. (-23) On February 17, 2003 at approximately 1653 EST N789C, a SA-227 metroliner ran off runway 2 at Richmond international airport (ric) resulting in four flat…

## Other aircraft with N789C

- [Cancelled 1955-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789C-1955-11-17): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-3789. Owner: [Chicagoland Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHICAGOLAND%20AIRPORT%20INC), [Wheeling, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheeling)

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