# Incident 19840813075499I: Swrngn SA226TC, Memphis, TN, August 13, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1984, 15:40 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SKIA
- Location: 35.0310° N, 90.0102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0310&lon=-90.0102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501SS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313UW
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84IA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840813075499I

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION WHEN COPILOTS RIGHT WINDOW BLEW OUT. SAFE LANDING. WINDOW CRACKS WERE HIDDEN BY RETAINER.

## 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 ATL84IA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA255), Aug 13, 1984: Swearingen SA226TC (N501SS), Memphis, TN, incident, 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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