Twin turboprop

N505GM

1977 Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
T286
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nc Hold 7 LLC (LLC)
Based
Raleigh, NC
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Registration record

N505GM on the FAA register

Type
1977 Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (FAA: Swearingen SA-226T)
Serial
T286
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Nc Hold 7 LLC
Raleigh, NC
Certificate issued
2026-05-12
Airworthiness date
1995-04-12
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64D25
Mode S (octal)
51446445
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N505GM to the current registrant.
  • 1995-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-06-14
    N505GM previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30251); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N505GM

N505GM is a 1977 Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB (FAA model SA-226T), serial number T286. The FAA register lists Nc Hold 7 LLC as the registrant in Raleigh, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 12, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N505GM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-05-11 Accident · El Monte, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX90LA169
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-30 — a different aircraft that carried the N505GM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ADEQUATELY CONFIGURE THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO.

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.