Twin turboprop

N38TA

1980 Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
T-397
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Snflk Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Andrews, TX
Registration record

N38TA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (FAA: Swearingen SA226-T(B))
Serial
T-397
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Snflk Leasing LLC
Andrews, TX
Certificate issued
2017-12-07
Airworthiness date
1980-12-18
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A45A9B
Mode S (octal)
51055233
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N38TA.
  • 1980-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N38TA

N38TA is a 1980 Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (FAA model SA226-T(B)), serial number T-397. The FAA register lists Snflk Leasing LLC as the registrant in Andrews, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 7, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 11 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 18, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38TA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38TA.

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.