Fairchild SA227-AT N563TR
4 March 2024 · Smyrna, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 2024 at about 00:50 local time, a Fairchild SA227-AT registered N563TR, operated by Kolob Canyons Air Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Smyrna, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smyrna, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smyrna (MQY)
- Coordinates
- 36.0000, -86.0000
- Aircraft
- Fairchild SA227-AT
- Registration
- N563TR
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1983
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kolob Canyons Air Services Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Arlington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA24LA131
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The airplane encountered a sink hole while taxiing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he and the co-pilot had just begun to taxi to the runway from their hangar. The airplane traveled about 150 ft when the ground gave way (sink hole due to a broken water main) under the left main landing gear. The landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the left-wing spar and lower fuselage. The left engine propeller blades were also damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild SA227 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2022 | Fairchild SA227-AT | Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States | UAS Transervices Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Fairchild SA227-AC | Denver, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Fairchild SA227-AC | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Ameriflight LLC | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2016 | Fairchild SA227 | Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | - | Unknown | - |
| 6 Dec 2016 | Fairchild SA227 | Camilla, Georgia, United States | Key Lime Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 2015 | Fairchild SA227 AC | Rifle, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air Corporation | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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