Swearingen SA226 N300TL
13 August 1978 · Austin, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1978 at about 16:43 local time, a Swearingen SA226 registered N300TL, operated by Tejas Airlines, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Austin, Texas, United States. 18 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 13 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Robert Mueller
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226
- Registration
- N300TL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Tejas Airlines
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Antonio, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4247
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
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
ACFT REFUELED IN R WING W 125GAL BFR 18MIN FLT.CROSSFLOW VALVE FOUND OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 24 Aug 1976 | Swearingen SA226 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Air Wisconsin* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |