Twin turboprop

N279M

Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
T279
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
L and L Investment LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N279M on the FAA register

Type
Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (FAA: Swearingen SA-226T)
Serial
T279
Engines
2
Registered owner
L and L Investment LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-02-13
Airworthiness date
1977-07-19
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2C8FE
Mode S (octal)
50544376
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N279M.
  • 1977-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N279M

N279M is a Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (FAA model SA-226T), serial number T279. The FAA register lists L and L Investment LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 13, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 19, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N279M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N279M.

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.