# Incident 19871104077179I: Swrngn SA226TC, Chicago, IL, November 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71Z-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,574 total, 461 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104077179I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN. CABIN DEPRESSURIZED. FOUND COPILOTS WINDSHIELD WIPER PARK MODE RESISTOR HAD BLOWN. CAM SWITCH BAD.

## Other reports on N71Z (4)

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

- [Incident 19891018054569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018054569I), Oct 18, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Bloomington-Nor, IL, Minor damage. Loss of oil pressure for left engine. Landed safely. Oil feed line for NR3 bearing had failed.
- [Incident 19880819049179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819049179I), Aug 19, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Emergency landing due to smoke in aircraft. Passengers deplaned on runway. Found left cooling turbine had seized.
- [Incident 19850211009019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850211009019I), Feb 11, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Savoy, IL. Taxied through snowberm off ramp area into snow. Unable to continue under own power.
- [Incident 19780129004389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004389I), Jan 29, 1978: Swrngn SA226TC (N71Z), Athens, GA. Door warning light came on after takeoff. Returned for landing.

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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