# NTSB investigations: Swearingen SA226TC, 1985

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 CHI86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA051.md): Fairchild SA226TC · Cleveland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1985 · N334BA · Substantial damage
  > The crew obtained visual contact with the rw evironment 100 ft above dh. During the landing roll the a/c traveled along the left edge of the runway until it collided with a snow bank. The runway was covered with patches of ice and packed snow.
- [NTSB LAX85FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA373.md): Swearingen SA226TC Metro II · Fresno, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1985 · N139WW · Substantial damage
  > While in cruise flight at 16,000 feet one of the three propeller blades separated at the shank. The unbalanced condition twisted the eng from its mounts and into the fuselage. The cabin was punctured and rapid decompression followed. The crew was able to…
- [NTSB CHI85IA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA160.md): Swearingen SA226TC · Dayton, OH · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1985 · N163MA · No damage
  > On short final at an airspeed bet 120 and 125 KTS full flaps were lowered for landing. When the flaps reached the full down position, the stall warning horn came on and the stick pusher on the rosemont stall avoidance system activated. The captain disengaged…
- [NTSB MKC85IA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85IA057.md): Swearingen SA-226-TC · Berkeley, MO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1985 · N328BA · No damage
  > Crew accomplished descent checklist. Checklist was approved manufacturer's checklist. Descent was made through 2500 footthick clouds with OAT below freezing without auto-ignition switch on auto/continuous position. Both engines quit on final approach.…
- [NTSB MKC85IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85IA045.md): Swearingen SA226TC · St. Louis, MO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1985 · N322BA · No damage
  > After departing st Louis and reaching cruise flt the crew experienced a continual trim pitch-up which had to be relieved by a reduced airspeed. No aural indication was noted by the crew. The return to the airport was uneventful. Follow-up inspection of the…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8780404'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8780404&year=1985

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