Swearingen SA226-T(B) N336SA
19 January 1982 · Rockport, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 January 1982 at about 19:23 local time, a Swearingen SA226-T(B) registered N336SA, operated by Baker Marine Construction Corp, was involved in an accident near Rockport, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockport, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aransas County Airport (RKP)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226-T(B)
- Registration
- N336SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Baker Marine Construction Corp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Corpus Christi → Oxford
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA82AA012
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
PRIOR TO THE FAF DURING A VOR/DME APPROACH, THE MERLIN WAS CLEARED TO CHANGE TO THE UNICOM FREQ. THE PLT OF THE MERLIN CONTACTED UNICOM & REQUESTED AN ARPT ADVISORY. THE UNICOM OPERATOR REPLIED THAT THERE WAS A PIREP OF 500 FT OVER THE FIELD WITH 2 MI VISIBILITY BUT "ZILCH" OVER THE WATER. SHORTLY AFTER THIS CONTACT THE PLT OF THE AA5A CALLED ON UNICOM TURNING FINAL. THE PLT OF THE AA5A WAS GIVEN THE SAME ADVISORY AS GIVEN TO THE MERLIN & FURTHER ADVISED THAT ANOTHER ACFT WAS INBOUND FOR RWY 14. THE ACFT COLLIDED LESS THAN 1 MI NW OF THE APPROACH END OF RWY 14. AIM 157 RECOMMENDS THAT VFR INBOUND FLTS BROADCAST ENTERING DOWNWIND & FINAL. AIM 363(C) RECOMMENDS THAT, WHEN MAKING AN IFR APPROACH TO AN ARPTNOT SERVED BY A TOWER OR FSS & AFTER ATC ADVISES TO CHANGE TO ADVISORY FREQ, TO BROADCAST INTENTIONS, INCLUDING TYPE APPROACH, POSITION & WHEN OVER FAF INBOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swearingen SA226-T(B) SA226-T(B) | N336SA | Baker Marine Construction Corp | Destroyed |
| Grumman AA5A AA5A | N26660 | James R. Westcot | Destroyed |
Other Swearingen SA226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1982 | Swearingen SA226-TC | Palm Springs, California, United States | Sunaire | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1982 | Swearingen SA226-T | San Francisco, California, United States | United Faith Foundation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1981 | Swearingen SA226 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Empire Airline | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1981 | Swearingen SA226 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Britt Airways | No 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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
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