# Incident 19801104078959I: Swrngn SA226TC, Syracuse, NY, November 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1980, 16:25 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505LB-1989-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,100 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/19801104078959I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DESCENT AND LANDING. TEST FLIGHT NEGATIVE. CONTINUED FLIGHT. ENGINE CHANGE IN CANADA.

## Other reports on N505LB (1)

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

- [Accident 19870423010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870423010919A), Apr 23, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N505LB), Wilmington, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Right engine blew up on initial climb. Pilot did not raise gear or feather. Crashed into trees. Stator weld broke.

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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