Twin turboprop

N175SW

1985 Fairchild Metro III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
AC 621-B
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Denaina Air Taxi LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N175SW on the FAA register

Type
1985 Fairchild Metro III (FAA: Fairchild SA227-AC)
Serial
AC 621-B
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-SER
Registered owner
Denaina Air Taxi LLC
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2021-03-22
Airworthiness date
2005-12-15
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A12D65
Mode S (octal)
50226545
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,827 nm
Cruise (type)
248 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N175SW.
  • 2005-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N175SW

N175SW is a 1985 Fairchild Metro III (FAA model SA227-AC), serial number AC 621-B. The FAA register lists Denaina Air Taxi LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 22, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Honeywell TPE331-SER engines and 12 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 248 knots and a range of about 1,827 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 15, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N175SW.

Cruise
248 kt
Range
1,827 nm
Power / thrust (each)
1000
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,495 ft
Fuel burn
92 gph

Published figures for the Fairchild Metro III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N175SW.

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.