# Accident 19880110069869A: Swrngn SA226T, Pontiac, MI, January 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1988, 10:17 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7690° N, 82.5298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7690&lon=-82.5298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800AW-1988-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226T (registry code 8780122, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226T
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880110069869A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS CFI GAVE STUDENT ENGINE OUT ON TAKEOFF BY POWER LEVER TO FLITE IDLE AT OR BELOW VMC CAUSING ROLL OVER.

## 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 CHI88FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA041), Jan 10, 1988: Fairchild SA226T (N800AW), Pontiac, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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