Twin turboprop

N3108B

Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
AC509
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gas Wilson Inc (Corporation)
Based
Traverse City, MI
N3108B  Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III
N3108B, from its for-sale listing.
Registration record

N3108B on the FAA register

Type
Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III (FAA: Swearingen SA227-AC)
Serial
AC509
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Gas Wilson Inc
Traverse City, MI
Certificate issued
1997-03-31
Airworthiness date
1996-07-11
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A34A43
Mode S (octal)
50645103
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-12-14
    Incident at Williston, ND.
  • 1997-03-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N3108B to the current registrant.
  • 1996-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972-02-04
    N3108B previously assigned to a Cessna 170B (s/n 17025350); cancelled.
Overview

About N3108B

N3108B is a Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III (FAA model SA227-AC), serial number AC509. The FAA register lists Gas Wilson Inc as the registrant in Traverse City, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 31, 1997 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 July 11, 1996.

N3108B has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-12-14 Incident · Williston, ND NTSB · CEN13IA107
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA227-AC
Probable cause: The snowplow driver s failure to ensure that the runway was clear before driving onto it, which resulted in a runway incursion with a departing airplane.
1970-06-25 Accident · Kenai,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2725
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170B — a different aircraft that carried the N3108B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LLED PAST RWY END,HIT STUMP.

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.