# NTSB CHI822A073: Swearingen SA-226, N781S, Detroit, MI, July 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1981
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 18 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI822A073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI822A073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0022   81/7/7    DETROIT,MI          SWEARINGEN SA-226   CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1652                    N781S               PX-  0  0 16                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO
        OPERATOR - AIR WISCONSIN,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  FORT WAYNE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- R PROP,FUSELAGE SKIN HIT RWY AFT GEAR WAS RETRACTED.L & R ENGS 18.8 & 7.2PCT BLO TARGET TORQUE.
```

## 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 SA-226
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Detroit Metro

## 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 CHI79IA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA005), Oct 6, 1978: Swearingen SA226 (N781S), Lafayette, IN, 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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