# Accident 19830102000199A: Swrngn SA226TC, Laurel, MS, January 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1983, 03:44 local time
- Place: Laurel, MS
- Airport: Pine Belt Regiona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6906° N, 89.1398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6906&lon=-89.1398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5291M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5291M-1991-03-13) (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: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,469 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830102000199A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED IN FLIGHT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. PN T10282HB.

## 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 ATL83LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA080), Jan 2, 1983: Swearingen SA-226TC (N5291M), Laurel, MS, substantial damage

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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