N698X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Swearingen SA-26AT built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 22, 2004. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Swearingen SA-26AT cancelled September 22, 2004
- Serial number
- T26-137
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 1, 1997
- Last FAA action
- May 18, 2004
- Last owner
- George C Swanson MD LTD (Individual)
Port Arthur, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N698X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Swearingen SA-26-AT · serial T26-137
The pilot's descent below decision height while performing an ILS approach with low ceilings and fog, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt the instrument approach with weather below the prescribed minimums.
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