Swearingen SA226 N538S
24 August 1976 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 August 1976 at about 16:55 local time, a Swearingen SA226 registered N538S, operated by Air Wisconsin*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226
- Registration
- N538S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Wisconsin*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Battle Creek, Mi → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4150
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ALUM HYD LINE RUPTURED, IGNITED BY UNSHIELDED BLEED AIR LINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1978 | Swearingen SA226 | Austin, Texas, United States | Tejas Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1978 | Swearingen SA226 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Swearingen SA226 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1979 | Swearingen SA226 | San Marcos, Texas, United States | Swearingen AVN | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1980 | Swearingen SA226 | Glens Falls, New York, United States | Syracuse Execu | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1980 | Swearingen SA226 | Killeen, Texas, United States | Rio Airways, I | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |