# Incident 19790505200349I: Swrngn SA226TC, Annisston, AL, May 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1979, 07:35 local time
- Place: Annisston, AL
- Airport: Calhoun Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SOU
- Aircraft: N63Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63Z-2013-04-29) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 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/19790505200349I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TOO LOW ON IFR FLIGHT, HIT TOPS OF TREES, NO INJURY, MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N63Z (3)

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

- [Accident 19840130002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840130002879A), Jan 30, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N63Z), Terre Haute, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted ground nose down after takeoff. Intense fire erupted. Suspect non standard electrical wiring a factor.
- [Incident 19820630039249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820630039249I), Jun 30, 1982: Swrngn SA226AT (N63Z), Tulsa, OK. Oil pressure fluctuation on right engine. Shut down. O ring on oil supply line fitting partly cut on installation.
- [Incident 19801011073679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011073679I), Oct 11, 1980: Swrngn SA226TC (N63Z), Little Rock, AR. Zg flight returned after engine failed during climb. Cause undetermined.

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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