Aviation Crash Map

Swearingen SA226TC N511SS

26 October 1984 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 October 1984 at about 13:24 local time, a Swearingen SA226TC registered N511SS, operated by Scheduled Skyways, was involved in an incident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, 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 13:24
Classification
Incident
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest airport
Tulsa Intl' (TUL)
Coordinates
36.1908, -95.9095
Aircraft
Swearingen SA226TC
Registration
N511SS
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Scheduled Skyways
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tulsa → Fayetteville
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW85IA028

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

DURING CRUISE, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE & SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, THEN DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS.THEY USED THE EMERG GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM & MADE A SAFE EMERG LANDING. AN EXAM REVEALED A CRACKED 2000 PSI ALUMINUM HYDRAULIC LINE HAD SPRAYED FLUID IN THE COCKPIT. A RECENTLY ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THAT LINE, BUT PARTS WERE REPORTEDLY NOT AVAILABLE. LONGITUDINAL SCRATCHES WERE FOUND ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE LINE. FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT A LONGITUDINAL SCRATCH AT A BEND IN THE LINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Swearingen SA226TC accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
13 Aug 1984 Swearingen SA226TC
N501SS
Memphis, Tennessee, United States Scheduled Skyways, Inc. Minor injuries -
24 May 1984 Swearingen SA226TC
N237AM
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Air Midwest Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
30 Jan 1984 Swearingen SA226TC
N63Z
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States - Fatal 3
7 Dec 1984 Swearingen SA226TC
N511SS
Harrison, Arkansas, United States Scheduled Skyways, Inc. No injuries -
27 Jun 1984 Swearingen SA226TC
N233AM
Joplin, Missouri, United States Air Midwest (Amwa) No injuries -
16 Apr 1984 Swearingen SA226TC
N163MA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Midstate Airlines, Inc. No injuries -

All 31 records for this type

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