- Date
- April 23, 1987, 19:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Wilmington, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N505LBSwearingen SA-226TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870423010919A
- Case key
- 7289
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The right engine failed during takeoff immediately after rotation 3000' down the 7,002' rwy 16. The plt continued the flt and the landing gear remained extended. The unauthorized plt rated pax made xmissions to the tower. Witnesses rpted that the acft reached approx. 150' then descended into trees 20 degrees to the right of rwy centerline and 3,000' south of the arpt. The pre- 1979 3rd stage stator assy in the right engine did not have the latest manufacture welding process/inspection and failed causing the uncontained turbine failure. Instruments in the wreckage indicated that an undeterminable loss of electrical power occurred at the time of engine failure. Performance data indicated that a safe landing could have been made on the remaining rwy past the point of engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N505LB
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-226TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC202
- Airframe hours
- 7,667
- Engine
- Garrett TPE 331-3UW, 840 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Air-Lift Associates, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 4, 1987 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- ILM · Wilmington, NC
- Destination
- LBT · Lumberton, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ILM · New Hanover, runway 16, 7,002 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,160 total · 1,860 in this make and model · 5,460 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 43 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ILM, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.