# NTSB MKC77DA012: Swearingen SA-226, N224AM, Parsons, KS, February 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1977
- Place: Parsons, KS · PARSONS, KS
- Location: 37.3340° N, 95.2650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parsons, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3340&lon=-95.2650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0008   77/2/2    PARSONS,KS          SWEARINGEN SA-226   CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2115                    N224AM              PX-  0  1  8                            32, 8725 TOTAL HOURS, 62
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI CITY PARSONS
        OPERATOR - AIR MIDWEST,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY MO              PARSONS,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX DEPLANING FELL,BROKE HIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N224AM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224AM-1999-01-15), registration cancelled 1999-01-15, S/N TC227 (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: No damage
- Airport: Tri City Parsons

## 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 19770202002159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770202002159A), Feb 2, 1977: Swrngn SA226TC, Parsons, KS. Pax deplaning fell,broke hip.

## Other investigations on N224AM (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 CHI97LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA266), Aug 20, 1997: Swearingen SA226TC (N224AM), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to perform the emergency procedure for shut-down of the right engine. Factors relating to the accident were: the power lever cable became…

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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