- Date
- August 24, 1976
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N538SSwearingen SA226
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760824042649A
- Case key
- 156091
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4150 76/8/24 DETROIT,MI SWEARINGEN SA226 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1655 N538S PX- 0 0 7 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 35, 7755 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 2343 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BATTLE CREEK,MI DETROIT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - AIR BLEED: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING REMARKS- ALUM HYD LINE RUPTURED,IGNITED BY UNSHIELDED BLEED AIR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N538S
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA226
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.