# Incident 19781006031229I: Swrngn SA226TC, Lafayette, IN, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978, 21:58 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Perdue University
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781S-1991-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,010 total, 3,638 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031229I

## Narrative

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

NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED DURING TAXI, BAGGAGE FELL OUT AND HIT THE PROP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA005), Oct 6, 1978: Swearingen SA226 (N781S), Lafayette, IN, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N781S (2)

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

- [Incident 19870607029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607029259I), Jun 7, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N781S), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Ramp agent directed aircraft too close to the gate. Left propeller struck a portable step.
- [Incident 19810112013829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112013829I), Jan 12, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N781S), Toledo, OH. Nose gear indicated up after extension. Found broken wire to up indicator switch.

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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