Swearingen SA-266TC N323BA
10 March 1982 · South Bend, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 1982 at about 03:00 local time, a Swearingen SA-266TC registered N323BA, operated by Britt Airways, Inc, was involved in an incident near South Bend, Indiana, United States. 9 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 03:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Michiana Regional (SBN)
- Coordinates
- 41.7194, -86.3309
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-266TC
- Registration
- N323BA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Britt Airways, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Bend → Muncie
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- CHI82IA082
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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
THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AT LIFT-OFF ABOVE VI SPEED, HE HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE HAD FAILED. A "BRIGHT YELLOWISH" ILLUMINATION WAS THEN SEEN IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO ABORT, SO THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SECURED (PROP FEATHERED), THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER THERE TURBINE WHEEL HAD FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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