# Accident 19880411009579A: Swrngn SA226TC, Bloomington-Nor, IL, April 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1988, 09:40 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332BA-2013-08-27) (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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3313UW
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,548 total, 913 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88IA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880411009579A

## Narrative

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

FIRST OFFICER BECAME ILL AND PASSED OUT. DIVERTED AND LANDED FOR MEDICAL ASISTANCE. ILLNESS WAS A VIRAL SYNDROME.

## 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 CHI88IA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA097), Apr 11, 1988: Fairchild SA-226-TC (N332BA), Bloomington, IL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: PHYSICAL INCAPACITATION DUE TO AN ORGANIC PATHOGEN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE ANXIETY AND SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N332BA (4)

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

- [Accident 20031118028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031118028609A), Nov 18, 2003: Swrngn SA226TC (N332BA), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 18, 2003, at 0721 MST, a swearingen SA226TC, lym 1180 (N332BA) piloted by robert p. camenzind, was substantially damaged during landing at…
- [Incident 19880403019429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403019429I), Apr 3, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N332BA), Springfield, IL. Unable to extend nose gear. Used emergency procedures. Safe landing. Ground faulty nose gear uplock. Uplock rerigged
- [Incident 19850923064559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850923064559I), Sep 23, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N332BA), Paducah, KY. Aircraft veered off side of runway when nose gear steering was selected. Internal failure of acuator.
- [Incident 19850624033329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850624033329I), Jun 24, 1985: Swrngn SA226TC (N332BA), St Louis, MO. During climb, noted increase in itt on NR2 engine. Power reduced,itt increased. Maintenance found no discrepancy.

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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