# Incident 19820208002089I: Swrngn SA226TC, Chicago, IL, February 8, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1982, 07:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAAA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&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
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 13
- 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/19820208002089I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. PROP AUTOFEATHERED AND ENGINE SEIZED. FOUND TURBINE BLADES DISINTEGRATED.

## 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 19810629045379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629045379I), Jun 29, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N173MA), Muskegon, MI. Right engine fire warning after takeoff. Declared emergency and returned to airport. Warning was a false alarm.

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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