# NTSB investigations: Swearingen SA-226T: In flight collision with terrain/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI01LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA302.md): Swearingen SA226-T · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2001 · N104BR · Substantial damage
  > the checklist not followed and the directional control not maintained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the left propeller’s start locks being engaged.
- [NTSB LAX95FA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA338.md): Swearingen SA-226T · Chino, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1995 · N693PG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper IFR procedure by not initiating a missed approach at the outer marker, by attempting to intercept the glideslope from above after passing the outer marker, and by allowing the airplane to continue descending after reaching the decision…
- [NTSB FTW93FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA165.md): Fairchild SA-226T · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 26, 1993 · N241DT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's poorly planned circling approach, and his failure to maintain an adequate altitude. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the dark night and a lack of visual reference.
- [NTSB CHI92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA038.md): Swearingen SA-226T · Iowa, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1991 · N14TP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear which resulted in the propeller blades contacting the runway during the landing. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow a checklist during the approach.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8780122')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8780122&occurrence=230

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