# Incident 19780129004389I: Swrngn SA226TC, Athens, GA, January 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1978, 14:12 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SOU
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71Z-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004389I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N71Z (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891018054569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018054569I), Oct 18, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Bloomington-Nor, IL, Minor damage. Loss of oil pressure for left engine. Landed safely. Oil feed line for NR3 bearing had failed.
- [Incident 19880819049179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819049179I), Aug 19, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Emergency landing due to smoke in aircraft. Passengers deplaned on runway. Found left cooling turbine had seized.
- [Incident 19871104077179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104077179I), Nov 4, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Smoke in cabin. Cabin depressurized. Found copilots windshield wiper park mode resistor had blown. Cam switch bad.
- [Incident 19850211009019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850211009019I), Feb 11, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Savoy, IL. Taxied through snowberm off ramp area into snow. Unable to continue under own power.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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