# NTSB CHI79IA005: Swearingen SA226, N781S, Lafayette, IN, October 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1978
- Place: Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 19 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79IA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA005

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0029   78/10/6   LAFAYETTE,IN        SWEARINGEN SA226    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2158                    N781S               PX-  0  0 17  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  LAFAYETTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
        REMARKS- RIGHT NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED DURING TAXI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N781S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781S-1991-05-29), registration cancelled 1991-05-29, S/N TC259 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Purdue University

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19781006031229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031229I), Oct 6, 1978: Swrngn SA226TC, Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. Nose baggage door opened during taxi, baggage fell out and hit the prop.

## Other investigations on N781S (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI822A073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI822A073), Jul 7, 1981: Swearingen SA-226 (N781S), Detroit, MI, incident, minor 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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