# Incident 19830224024079I: Swrngn SA226TC, St Louis, MO, February 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1983, 19:16 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert International
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 38.6304° N, 90.1897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6304&lon=-90.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237AM-1991-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830224024079I

## Narrative

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

A CHILD RAN INTO A SPINNING PROPELLER WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING LOADED. BETTER LIGHTING AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN ORDERED.

## 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 MKC83FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA072), Feb 25, 1983: Swearingen SA 226TC (N237AM), St. Louis, MO, minor damage

## Other reports on N237AM (3)

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

- [Incident 19890905033649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890905033649I), Sep 5, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N237AM), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Unable to get gear down light. Retracted gear and landed gear up. Rigging of doors could cause jamming.
- [Incident 19840524038659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524038659I), May 24, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N237AM), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Unable to extend the right main gear for landing. Landed gear up. Found mechanics wrench wedged in gear door hinge.
- [Accident 19820820040429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820040429A), Aug 20, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N237AM), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Aft hinge bolt was missing from left inboard landing gear door. This allowed the landing gear to jam up.

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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