N27220 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Fairchild SA227-AC. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 6, 1998 when the aircraft was exported to Mexico. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Fairchild SA227-AC cancelled May 6, 1998
- Serial number
- AC718
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- January 8, 1998
- Last FAA action
- January 12, 1998
- Last owner
- Pacific Coast Lease Corporation (Corporation)
Las Vegas, NV - Airworthiness
- None on file
Porterfield CP-65 cancelled April 14, 1954
- Serial number
- 717
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 10, 1951
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Coyle Marian M (Individual)
Calexico, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N27220
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fairchild SA-227 · serial AC-718
FAA INADEQUATE SEPARATION STANDARDS BETWEEN LARGE AND HEAVY CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fairchild SA227AC · serial AC-718
THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING A FLIGHT WHILE BEING FATIGUED DUE TO THE LACK OF SLEEP WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT OVERSTRESSING OF THE AIRPLANE.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site