Twin turboprop

N120TM

1981 Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
T-405
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Interstate Automotive Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Franklin, TN
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Registration record

N120TM on the FAA register

Type
1981 Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (FAA: Swearingen SA226-T(B))
Serial
T-405
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Interstate Automotive Services Inc
Franklin, TN
Certificate issued
2022-01-03
Airworthiness date
1981-02-16
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A05567
Mode S (octal)
50052547
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N120TM to the current registrant.
  • 1990-07-20
    N120TM previously assigned to a Homebuilt KR-2 (s/n KR7455); cancelled.
  • 1981-02-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N120TM

N120TM is a 1981 Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (FAA model SA226-T(B)), serial number T-405. The FAA register lists Interstate Automotive Services Inc as the registrant in Franklin, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 11 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 16, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N120TM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-10-20 Accident · Eloy, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX90DUJ04
Reported aircraft: Rand Engineering KR-II — a different aircraft that carried the N120TM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HIS FAILURE TO DISCONTINUE THE APPROACH WHEN IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE GUSTING CROSS WINDS WERE EXCEEDING THE ABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.