# Accident 20000519006589A: Swrngn SA226TC, Denver, CO, May 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2000, 06:39 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 39.7890° N, 104.8402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7890&lon=-104.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235BA-2006-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000519006589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N235BA OPERATED BY SUPERIOR AVIATION ABORTED TAKEOFF AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE PROPELLER SHED A BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTAINTIAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT ANF SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURIED.  AT APPROXIMATELY 40% POWER WHILE PREPARAINF TO START TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 35L, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINES SHED A PROPELLER BLADE AND THE RESULTING VIBRATION DAMAGE THE ENGINE FIREWALL, SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, AND COWL.  THE BLADE ALSO PUNCTURED TOW HOLES IN THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 DEN00FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA092), May 19, 2000: Swearingen SA226TC (N235BA), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: propeller blade fatigue failure due to stress corrosion.

## Other reports on N235BA (1)

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

- [Incident 20060221001699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060221001699I), Feb 21, 2006: Swrngn SA226TC (N235BA), Casper, WY, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear tiller steering failed on take-off roll.

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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