# Accident 19861030052429A: Swrngn SA226TC, Santa Barbara, CA, October 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1986, 19:35 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 34.5003° N, 120.1191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5003&lon=-120.1191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N137WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N137WW-1993-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,485 total, 2,292 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861030052429A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR LANDING AND LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR HORN CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN PULLED DUE TURBULENCE.

## 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 LAX87FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA028), Oct 31, 1986: Fairchild Swearingen SA-226TC (N137WW), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial 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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