Swearingen SA-226T N3RB
17 September 1985 · Missing · Fatal
Summary
On 17 September 1985 at about 17:55 local time, a Swearingen SA-226T registered N3RB, operated by Orville Obrian, was involved in an accident near Missing. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-226T
- Registration
- N3RB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Orville Obrian
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Belize → New Orleans
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LAMS2
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
A DISTRESS MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT STATING HE WAS 100 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND ISLE, LA, AND HAD LOST AN ENG ANDWAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. A SECOND MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS STATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1500 FEET AND THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT. NO FURTHER CONTACTS AND NO ELT SIGNALS WERE HEARD. THE ACFT WRECKAGE HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA-226T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1985 | Swearingen SA-226T | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1984 | Swearingen SA-226T | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1988 | Swearingen SA-226T | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | John T. Rocca | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1991 | Swearingen SA-226T | Iowa, Iowa, United States | Iowa Flying Services, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1994 | Swearingen SA-226T | Richmond Height, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1995 | Swearingen SA-226T | Chino, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |