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
- Operator
- Air Wisconsin, Inc.
- 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R PROP, FUSELAGE SKIN HIT RWY AFT GEAR WAS RETRACTED.L & R ENGS 18.8 & 7.2PCT BLO TARGET TORQUE.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 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Pocono Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1979 | Swearingen SA-226 | Wisconsin Rpds, Wisconsin, United States | Midstate Airli | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1985 | Swearingen SA-226-TC | Berkeley, Missouri, United States | Britt Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1977 | Swearingen SA-226 | Parsons, Kansas, United States | Air Midwest, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1986 | Swearingen SA-226-TC | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1987 | Swearingen SA-226 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Avair Incorporated | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |