N159MC
Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III
N159MC on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-12-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2010-12-01Certificate of registration issued as N159MC.
- 1995-12-28Incident at Bemidji, MN.
- 1991-09-29Accident at Atlantic City, NJ; damage: substantial.
- 1988-12-08Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
About N159MC
N159MC is a Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III (FAA model SA227-AC), serial number AC-728B. The FAA register lists Gas/Wilson Inc as the registrant in Traverse City, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 1, 2010 and expires on December 31, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 12 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 8, 1988.
N159MC has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.
Accident & incident history
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.
