Twin turboprop

N660EA

1986 Fairchild Metro III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
AC-660B
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gas/Wilson Inc (Corporation)
Based
Traverse City, MI
Registration record

N660EA on the FAA register

Type
1986 Fairchild Metro III (FAA: Fairchild SA227-AC)
Serial
AC-660B
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Gas/Wilson Inc
Traverse City, MI
Certificate issued
2013-01-11
Airworthiness date
1986-10-31
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8B49E
Mode S (octal)
52132236
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N660EA.
  • 1986-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N660EA

N660EA is a 1986 Fairchild Metro III (FAA model SA227-AC), serial number AC-660B. The FAA register lists Gas/Wilson Inc as the registrant in Traverse City, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 2013 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 October 31, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N660EA.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N660EA.

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.