Twin turboprop

N1MN

1981 Fairchild Merlin IIIC

For sale Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
TT-486A
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dukes Garage LLC (LLC)
Based
Boulder, CO
For sale
N1MN 1981 Fairchild Merlin IIIC
N1MN, from its for-sale listing.
Registration record

N1MN on the FAA register

Type
1981 Fairchild Merlin IIIC (FAA: Swearingen SA227-TT)
Serial
TT-486A
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Dukes Garage LLC
Boulder, CO
Certificate issued
2025-05-01
Airworthiness date
1999-10-25
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A00122
Mode S (octal)
50000442
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,020 nm
Cruise (type)
285 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-27
    Listed for sale.
  • 2025-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N1MN.
  • 1999-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N1MN

N1MN is a 1981 Fairchild Merlin IIIC (FAA model SA227-TT), serial number TT-486A. The FAA register lists Dukes Garage LLC as the registrant in Boulder, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032. It is listed for sale on fyiAero at $0.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 12 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 285 knots and a range of about 2,020 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 25, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1MN.

Cruise
285 kt
Range
2,020 nm
Landing over 50 ft
4,083 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1MN.

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.