Plane Crash List

Swearingen SA-226 N781S

7 July 1981 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 July 1981 at about 16:52 local time, a Swearingen SA-226 registered N781S, operated by Air Wisconsin, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 18 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 16:52
Classification
Incident
Location
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Detroit Metro
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Swearingen SA-226
Registration
N781S
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Fort Wayne, In
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
4-0022

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
18 0 0 0 18

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

R PROP, FUSELAGE SKIN HIT RWY AFT GEAR WAS RETRACTED.L & R ENGS 18.8 & 7.2PCT BLO TARGET TORQUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Swearingen SA-226 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Jan 1982 Swearingen SA 226-TC
N341PL
Jamaica, New York, United States Pocono Airlines Serious injuries -
15 Jan 1979 Swearingen SA-226
N160MA
Wisconsin Rpds, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
Midstate Airli No injuries -
14 Feb 1985 Swearingen SA-226-TC
N328BA
Berkeley, Missouri, United States Britt Airways, Inc. No injuries -
2 Feb 1977 Swearingen SA-226
N224AM
Parsons, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
Air Midwest, Inc. Serious injuries -
17 Oct 1986 Swearingen SA-226-TC
N251AM
Springfield, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
18 Dec 1987 Swearingen SA-226
N23AZ
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
Avair Incorporated Serious injuries -

All 13 records for this type

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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26 Mar 1981 Cessna 172
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
18 Apr 1981 Cessna 172
N8379B
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no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
21 Jan 1981 Cessna 500
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no coordinates
Georgia-Pacifi Fatal 5
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no coordinates
Houston Helico Minor injuries -

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