SBA loan outcome check · industry · SBA data as of 30 September 2026

How have SBA loans in "Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water" turned out?

Of 378 loans approved in fiscal 2001 to 2021 (at least five years old), 26 (6.9%) were charged off by the lender, against 15.6% across all 7(a) loans approved in those same years. "Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water" appears on 507 SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans approved from fiscal 2001 to 2026, $125.3 million in gross approvals. These are loans, not a rating.

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"Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water"Industry NAICS 487210 · 507 loans

7%of seasoned loans charged off

"Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water" appears on 507 SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans approved from fiscal 2001 to 2026, $125.3 million in gross approvals.
Of 378 loans approved in fiscal 2001 to 2021 (at least five years old), 26 (6.9%) were charged off by the lender, against 15.6% across all 7(a) loans approved in those same years.
A charge-off is a loan the lender wrote off. It is not a statement about the borrower, the brand or the franchisor, and it does not predict how a new loan will turn out.

share of this group's loans charged off, by approval year (years with 10+ loans)all 7(a) loans, same year

Every approval year

Approval year	Loans	Approved	Paid in full	Charged off	Not yet resolved	Charged-off share
FY2001	21	$3.3 million	18	3	0	14.3%
FY2002	23	$5.2 million	21	2	0	8.7%
FY2003	22	$3.4 million	19	3	0	13.6%
FY2004	24	$3.2 million	22	2	0	8.3%
FY2005	26	$6.2 million	21	5	0	19.2%
FY2006	10	$559,500	10	0	0	0.0%
FY2007	22	$5.3 million	19	3	0	13.6%
FY2008	8	$729,000	6	2	0	few loans
FY2009	12	$1.3 million	12	0	0	0.0%
FY2010	11	$1.8 million	11	0	0	0.0%
FY2011	17	$6.4 million	17	0	0	0.0%
FY2012	14	$1.2 million	14	0	0	0.0%
FY2013	12	$2.4 million	12	0	0	0.0%
FY2014	16	$2.1 million	15	0	1	0.0%
FY2015	20	$3.0 million	18	2	0	10.0%
FY2016	26	$8.2 million	24	1	1	3.8%
FY2017	18	$2.9 million	15	2	1	11.1%
FY2018	31	$7.8 million	23	0	8	0.0%
FY2019	17	$2.9 million	12	1	4	5.9%
FY2020	15	$2.8 million	6	0	9	0.0%
FY2021	13	$3.2 million	3	0	10	0.0%
FY2022	15	$7.6 million	4	0	11	too recent for a share
FY2023	26	$15.1 million	10	1	15	too recent for a share
FY2024	31	$8.1 million	6	0	25	too recent for a share
FY2025	36	$11.0 million	1	0	35	too recent for a share
FY2026	21	$9.6 million	0	0	21	too recent for a share

By state, where 30 or more loans are at least five years old

State	Loans (FY2001 to 2021)	Charged off	Share
Florida	66	2	3.0%
California	38	4	10.5%
Hawaii	36	1	2.8%
Alaska	30	0	0.0%

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan data as of 30 September 2026. SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans only, aggregated; no borrower or lender is shown. SBA open data.

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Compiled and checked by Vincent Wesley Couey (ORCID 0009-0005-6869-308X) from the SBA 7(a) FOIA loan data, as of 30 September 2026. Not an official source.