# NTSB CHI76AC087: Swearingen SA226, N538S, Detroit, MI, August 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1976
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC087

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760824042649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760824042649A), Aug 24, 1976: Swrngn SA226TC, MI, Substantial damage

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.

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