# Accident 19840130002879A: Swrngn SA226TC, Terre Haute, IN, January 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1984, 06:30 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.4700° N, 87.3807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4700&lon=-87.3807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63Z-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 19,189 total, 1,501 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA84AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840130002879A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND NOSE DOWN AFTER TAKEOFF. INTENSE FIRE ERUPTED. SUSPECT NON STANDARD ELECTRICAL WIRING A FACTOR.

## 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 DCA84AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA015), Jan 30, 1984: Swearingen SA226TC (N63Z), Terre Haute, IN, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N63Z (3)

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

- [Incident 19820630039249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820630039249I), Jun 30, 1982: Swrngn SA226AT (N63Z), Tulsa, OK. Oil pressure fluctuation on right engine. Shut down. O ring on oil supply line fitting partly cut on installation.
- [Incident 19801011073679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011073679I), Oct 11, 1980: Swrngn SA226TC (N63Z), Little Rock, AR. Zg flight returned after engine failed during climb. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19790505200349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505200349I), May 5, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N63Z), Annisston, AL, Minor damage. Pilot was too low on IFR flight, hit tops of trees, no injury, minor 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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