# Incident 19810629045379I: Swrngn SA226TC, Muskegon, MI, June 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1981, 07:35 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Muskegon
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAAA
- Location: 43.1677° N, 86.2354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MUSKEGON COUNTY (MKG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1677&lon=-86.2354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173MA-1991-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,100 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/19810629045379I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. WARNING WAS A FALSE ALARM.

## Other reports on N173MA (2)

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

- [Accident 19821017053509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017053509A), Oct 17, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N173MA), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Aircrafts wing struck passenger walkway while taxiing to a gate. Narrow clearance between wall and parked F27.
- [Incident 19820208002089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208002089I), Feb 8, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N173MA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Engine failed after takeoff. Prop autofeathered and engine seized. Found turbine blades disintegrated.

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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