# NTSB FTW78FA068: Swearingen SA226, N300TL, Austin, TX, August 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 13 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4247  78/8/13    AUSTIN,TX           SWEARINGEN SA226    CR-  0  1  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1643                    N300TL              PX-  0  1 15  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      29, 4985 TOTAL HOURS, 815
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT MUELLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TX              AUSTIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ACFT REFUELED IN R WING W 125GAL BFR 18MIN FLT.CROSSFLOW VALVE FOUND OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N300TL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300TL-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N TC-238E, built 1977 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Robert Mueller

## 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 19780813043199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813043199A), Aug 13, 1978: Swrngn SA226TC, Austin, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft refueled in right wing w 125GAL bfr 18 min flight. Crossflow valve off.

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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