# Incident 19851216069639I: Swrngn SA226TC, Santa Barbara, CA, December 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1985, 18:45 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139WW-1992-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 900 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851216069639I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK UNLIT TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH PROPELLER WHILE TAXIING. REFLECTORS AND PAINT STRIPES NOW INSTALLED UNTIL REPAIR.

## Other reports on N139WW (3)

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

- [Accident 19850827075949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850827075949A), Aug 27, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N139WW), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Propeller blade separated at shank during cruise. Unbalance resulted in other blades striking fuselage.
- [Incident 19841224071889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841224071889I), Dec 24, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N139WW), Santa Maria, CA. Diverted due to sick passenger.
- [Incident 19840926058939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840926058939I), Sep 26, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N139WW), Santa Cruz, CA. Right power lever became inop on level off. Remained at climb power. Shut down. Prop pitch control arm separated.

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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