Swearingen SA-226TC N5291M
2 January 1983 · Laurel, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 January 1983 at about 09:44 local time, a Swearingen SA-226TC registered N5291M was involved in an accident near Laurel, Mississippi, United States. 20 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 09:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laurel, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pine Belt Regional (PIB)
- Coordinates
- 31.6906, -89.1398
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-226TC
- Registration
- N5291M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baton Rouge → Chamblee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA080
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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
AT 11,000 FT MSL DURING CRUISE A PROP SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT ENG. THE ENG WAS FEATHERED & THE PLT OBSERVED THE ENG DISPLACED INBOARD & DOWNWARD. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE & UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS FOUND TO BE RETRACTED.THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP COMING TO REST ON THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE BLADE FAILED FROM FATIGUE INITIATING AT CORROSION PITS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE FAILED BLADE BALANCE HOLE. THE PAINT IN THE BALANCE HOLE WAS DISCONTINUOUS & NON-UNIFORM. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THE HOLE HAVING BEEN SHOTPEENED. OVERHAUL INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRE SHOTPEENING OF THE BALANCE HOLE. TSO WAS CALCULATED AS 1565.8 HRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA-226TC accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1983 | Swearingen SA 226TC | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Air Midwest | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Palm Springs, California, United States | Borrego Springs Airline | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | San Francisco, California, United States | Nevada National Leasing Co. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | FLT America, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | Gatx Third Aircraft Corp. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1983 | Ayres S2R-600 | Sledge, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1983 | Cessna 140 | New Albany, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1983 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Redwood, Mississippi, United States | Martin L. Hallman | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft A36 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Weedhopper JC-24 | Wiggins, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Cessna 150 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |