Swearingen SA227-AC N173MA
17 October 1982 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 October 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Swearingen SA227-AC registered N173MA, operated by Miostates Airlines, was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 8 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Indianapolis Int'l. Aprt. (IND)
- Coordinates
- 39.7294, -86.2901
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA227-AC
- Registration
- N173MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Miostates Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Milwaukee → Griffith
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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 WING STRUCK A BUILDING DURING TAXI INTO THE PASSENGER GATE. GROUND PERSONNEL WERE STATIONED ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA227 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1981 | Swearingen SA227 | San Marcos, Texas, United States | Swearingen Air | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1981 | Swearingen SA227 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Duncan Av.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 | - |
| 10 Jan 1987 | Swearingen SA227-AC | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Sky West Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1988 | Swearingen SA227-AC | College Station, Texas, United States | Trans Colorado Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1982 | Cessna 182 | Lake Village, Indiana, United States | Geyer Tire Service | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1982 | Ercoupe 415-C | Brownsburg, Indiana, United States | Richard&Thomas Byfield | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1982 | Bell 47D1 | Georgetown, Indiana, United States | James L. Evans | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Near Goshen, Indiana, United States | United Airlines Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1982 | Cessna 421 | Richmond, Indiana, United States | Atlas Plastics Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Laporte, Indiana, United States | Robert R. Swank | No injuries | - |