# Accident 19870423010919A: Swrngn SA226TC, Wilmington, NC, April 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1987, 19:35 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WPKA
- Location: 34.2694° N, 77.9609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-77.9609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505LB-1989-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313UW
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,160 total, 1,860 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870423010919A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE BLEW UP ON INITIAL CLIMB. PILOT DID NOT RAISE GEAR OR FEATHER. CRASHED INTO TREES. STATOR WELD BROKE.

## 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 ATL87FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA123), Apr 23, 1987: Swearingen SA-226TC (N505LB), Wilmington, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N505LB (1)

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

- [Incident 19801104078959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104078959I), Nov 4, 1980: Swrngn SA226TC (N505LB), Syracuse, NY. Smoke in cockpit. Descent and landing. Test flight negative. Continued flight. Engine change in Canada.

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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