# N83JH: 1991 Hickey John S SWEARINGEN SX300, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hickey John S SWEARINGEN SX300](https://openairdocs.org/model/hickey-john-s-swearingen-sx300) (registry code 8800006)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 83
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1991
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1998
- Last registry action: March 6, 2004
- Mode S code: AB56D1
- Owner when cancelled: [J. Vincent Lyons Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J.%20VINCENT%20LYONS%20JR)
- Location: [Conyers, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Conyers)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7178° N, 84.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30012, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83JH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83JH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83JH-2013-09-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Hickey John S SWEARINGEN SX300: https://openairdocs.org/model/hickey-john-s-swearingen-sx300.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 95ZZZX5529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5529), Sep 14, 1995: ROD END. FAILED. PILOT COULD NOT GET RIGHT MAIN GEAR UP AND LOCKED, OR DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON LANDING, RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. APPEARS HYDRAULIC ACT

## 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 ATL98FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA056), Mar 14, 1998: John S. Hickey Swearingen SX 300 (N83JH), Thomson, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of the fuel supply required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19980313003379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980313003379A), Mar 13, 1998: Amtr SX300 (N83JH), Thomson, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Lost power enroute. Crashed in trees. ELT not armed. Pilot died exposure. Fuel was depleted. 911 called ignored. (.4)a 911 caller reported that he heard and…
- [Incident 19950914031459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950914031459I), Sep 14, 1995: Amtres SX300 (N83JH), Schenectady, NY, Minor damage. Noted gear problems en route. Returned for flyby. Right gear hanging. Collapsed landing. Actuator rod end broke.
- [Incident 19931014046309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931014046309I), Oct 14, 1993: Amtres SX300 (N83JH), Schenectady, NY, Minor damage. Hot engine start. Throttle in advanced position. High RPM on start. Aircraft moved forward. Struck a fence.
- [Incident 19930704028779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704028779I), Jul 4, 1993: Amtres SX300 (N83JH), Schenectady, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Downlock hook was stretched while allowed in failure of the locking brace.

## Other aircraft with N83JH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83JH): Textron 172S, S/N 172S13516, built 2026
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83JH-undated): Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690D, S/N 15012. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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