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 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Scheduled Skyways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 May 1984 | Swearingen SA226TC | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Air Midwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1984 | Swearingen SA226TC | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Dec 1984 | Swearingen SA226TC | Harrison, Arkansas, United States | Scheduled Skyways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1984 | Swearingen SA226TC | Joplin, Missouri, United States | Air Midwest (Amwa) | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1984 | Swearingen SA226TC | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Midstate Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1984 | Lockheed VEGA-1 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1984 | Rockwell A-9B | Lamont, Oklahoma, United States | Homestead Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20J | Bethel, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1984 | Cessna 500 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |