Swearingen 226-TC N70A
8 May 1978 · Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1978 at about 21:46 local time, a Swearingen 226-TC registered N70A, operated by Southern Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:46
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Muscle Shoals
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen 226-TC
- Registration
- N70A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southern Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Memphis, Tn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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.
Other Swearingen 226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1980 | Swearingen 226TC | Valley, Nebraska, United States | Air Wisconsin | Fatal | 13 |
| 14 Apr 1975 | Swearingen 226AT | Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States | Magnayox Compa | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1981 | Swearingen 226TC | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Midstate Airli | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1985 | Swearingen 226T | Hamilton, New York, United States | - | 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 |