# NTSB CHI81IA025: Swearingen SA226, N325BA, Indianapolis, IN, February 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Case · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1981
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81IA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0016  81/2/13    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     SWEARINGEN SA226    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1352                     N325BA             PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      51, 19375 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IN               INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
        REMARKS- GEAR FAILED TO EXTD FOR UNKN RSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N325BA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N325BA-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N TC304, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane

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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