# N831BC: 1986 Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2014-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (registry code 3377509)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC-654B
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 1986
- Certificate issued: April 13, 1999
- Last registry action: November 11, 2013
- Mode S code: AB5C2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Ibc Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IBC%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0870° N, 80.1530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33315, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N831BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=831BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N831BC-2014-04-18

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Fairchild SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac.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 ERA14MA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14MA060), Dec 3, 2013: Fairchild SA227-AC (N831BC), La Alianza, PR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's excessive elevator input during a rapid descent under night lighting conditions, which resulted in the overstress and breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was an…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20131202024899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131202024899A), Dec 2, 2013: Fairchild SA227-AC (N831BC), Arecibo, PR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft lost by sju FAA radar facilities 35 miles west of san juan international airport (sju) while decending. Cargo wreckage was found near Arecibo, p. r.…
- [Incident 20001004016699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001004016699I), Oct 4, 2000: Swrngn SA227AC (N831BC), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Report #I210001

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