# NTSB CHI81IA067: Swearingen 226TC, N160MA, Chicago, IL, June 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1981
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81IA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0043  81/6/23    CHICAGO,IL          SWEARINGEN 226TC    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0912                    N160MA              PX-  0  0 10  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      35, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, ALL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WI                CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- STALL HORN & STICK PUSHER ACTIVATED 3-4DEG EARLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N160MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN 226TC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: O'Hare

## 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 19810623072469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623072469I), Jun 23, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC, Chicago, IL. Stall warning activated before touchdown, pilot landed aircraft ok. Replaced defective vane and recalibrated.

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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