Twin turboprop

N3532Q

1996 Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
DC-887B
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-12UHR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
New Mountain Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Englewood, CO
Registration record

N3532Q on the FAA register

Type
1996 Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23 (FAA: Fairchild SA227-DC)
Serial
DC-887B
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-12UHR
Registered owner
New Mountain Aviation LLC
Englewood, CO
Certificate issued
2019-04-18
Airworthiness date
2017-07-27
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A3F29F
Mode S (octal)
50771237
Seats (type)
25
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N3532Q to the current registrant.
  • 2017-07-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
  • 1980-07-14
    N3532Q previously assigned to a Cessna A188 (s/n 188-0482); cancelled.
Overview

About N3532Q

N3532Q is a 1996 Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23 (FAA model SA227-DC), serial number DC-887B. The FAA register lists New Mountain Aviation LLC as the registrant in Englewood, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2019 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Garrett TPE331-12UHR engines and 25 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated July 27, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3532Q. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-08-19 Accident · Merritt,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3415
Reported aircraft: Cessna A188 — a different aircraft that carried the N3532Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HE RETAINING NUTS NOT FOUND. LOCKPLATE IMP INSTLD.
1970-07-25 Accident · Thomson,Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3506
Reported aircraft: Cessna 188A — a different aircraft that carried the N3532Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: O AIR CTL UNIT WORN.
1969-08-11 Accident · Louisville,Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3390
Reported aircraft: Cessna A188 — a different aircraft that carried the N3532Q 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.