# Accident 19860214004849A: Swrngn SA226TC, Kansas City, MO, February 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1986, 20:33 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252AM-1992-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,193 total, 6,036 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860214004849A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE LOST A PROP BLADE ON CLIMBOUT. IMBALANCE TORE ENGINE LOOSE AND REMAINING BLADES PENETRATED THE CABIN.

## 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 MKC86FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA059), Feb 15, 1986: Swearingen SA226TC (N252AM), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N252AM (1)

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

- [Incident 19891229063049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891229063049I), Dec 29, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N252AM), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Unable to lower right gear. Landed with gear up. Emergency evacuation.

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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