Twin turboprop

N320MC

1987 Fairchild Metro III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
AC688
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-11U
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mcneely Charter Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
West Memphis, AR
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Registration record

N320MC on the FAA register

Type
1987 Fairchild Metro III (FAA: Fairchild SA227-AC)
Serial
AC688
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-11U
Registered owner
Mcneely Charter Service Inc
West Memphis, AR
Certificate issued
2013-02-07
Airworthiness date
2013-04-17
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A36F66
Mode S (octal)
50667546
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

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N320MC to the current registrant.
  • 2007-01-23
    N320MC previously assigned to a Homebuilt Lancair 320 (s/n 444-FB-24); cancelled.
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1981-02-09
    N320MC previously assigned to a Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB 320 Hansa (s/n 1034); cancelled.
Overview

About N320MC

N320MC is a 1987 Fairchild Metro III (FAA model SA227-AC), serial number AC688. The FAA register lists Mcneely Charter Service Inc as the registrant in West Memphis, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2013 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Garrett TPE331-11U 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 April 17, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N320MC. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2004-09-03 Accident · Chewelah, WA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA04LA179
Reported aircraft: Hardin Lancair 320 — a different aircraft that carried the N320MC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion as a result of a fuel leak from an undetermined location resulting in a loss of engine power during approach for landing and subsequent forced landing. Soft terrain was a factor.
1991-05-05 Accident · Fall River Mill, CA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · LAX91LA194
Reported aircraft: Lancair 320 — a different aircraft that carried the N320MC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ON GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WIND CONDITIONS AND TURBULENCE AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
1973-03-09 Accident · Phoenix,Ariz, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0523
Reported aircraft: Ham-Flugzeu HFB320 — a different aircraft that carried the N320MC registration before this airframe.

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.