Swearingen SA227-AC N165SW
10 January 1987 · Yuma, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 January 1987 at about 07:30 local time, a Swearingen SA227-AC registered N165SW, operated by Sky West Airlines, was involved in an accident near Yuma, Arizona, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yuma, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yuma Int'l (YUM)
- Coordinates
- 32.6790, -114.6595
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA227-AC
- Registration
- N165SW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sky West Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Imperial → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX87LA086
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AFTER A NORMAL LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT. CREWMEMBERS STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN AND THAT, AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE LEFT GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE GREEN LIGHT WAS OFF. INSPECTION REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION OR PRE-ACCIDENT DEFECT OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA227 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1988 | Swearingen SA227-AC | College Station, Texas, United States | Trans Colorado Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Swearingen SA227-AC | Durango, Colorado, United States | Trans Colorado Airline | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1984 | Swearingen SA227-AC | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | Pioneer Airways, Inc.(Pioa) | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1991 | Swearingen SA227-TT | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | David G. Chase | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1982 | Swearingen SA227-AC | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Miostates Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1981 | Swearingen SA227 | San Marcos, Texas, United States | Swearingen Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1987 | Cessna 182F | Wickenburg, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1987 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1987 | Cessna 152 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1987 | Schweizer SGS 2-33 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1987 | Cessna 172N | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1987 | Cessna 152 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Tucson Flight Center | No injuries | - |