# NTSB MIA78FA079: Swearingen 226-TC, N70A, Muscle Shoals, AL, May 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL · MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
- Location: 34.7427° N, 87.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7427&lon=-87.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0005   78/5/8    MUSCLE SHOALS,AL    SWEARINGEN 226-TC   CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2146                    N70A                PX-  0  0  5                            45, 17000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCLE SHOALS
        OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  MUSCLE SHOALS,AL
        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)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70A-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N TC-241, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN 226-TC
- 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
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Muscle Shoals

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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