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Fairchild Swearingen SA-226TC N137WW

31 October 1986 · Santa Barbara, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 31 October 1986 at about 03:35 local time, a Fairchild Swearingen SA-226TC registered N137WW, operated by Wings West Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Santa Barbara, California, United States. 14 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 03:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Nearest airport
Santa Barbara (SBA)
Coordinates
34.5003, -120.1191
Aircraft
Fairchild Swearingen SA-226TC
Registration
N137WW
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Los Angeles → Santa Barbara
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX87FA028

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
14 0 1 2 11

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

ON A DARK NIGHT, IN CAVU WEATHER, THE CAPTAIN DIRECTED THE FIRST OFFICER (WHO WAS FLYING) TO DISARM THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SYSTEM BY PULLING ITS CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE F/O COMPLIED & DID NOT CHALLENGE THE CAPTAIN. ON FINAL APPROACH THE F/O FAILED TO CHECK THAT HIS 'GEAR DOWN' COMMAND WAS COMPLIED WITH & THE CAPTAIN FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR. AS THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY THE RIGHT ENGINE'S 3 PROP BLADES FRAGMENTED & PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE 2 PAX WHO WERE SEATED IN ROW 2 ABEAM THE BLADES' PLANE OF ROTATION WERE STRUCK BY FRAGMENTS & RECEIVED SERIOUS LEG & MINOR FACIAL LACERATIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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