# NTSB MKC81FA010: Swearingen SA226T, N11RM, Kansas City, KS, December 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1980
- Place: Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Location: 39.1142° N, 94.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1142&lon=-94.6275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3179  80/12/10 NR.KANSAS CITY,KS     SWEARINGEN SA226T   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N11RM               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 47, 8820 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,IL                 TOPEKA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
        REMARKS- L WING SKIN COLLAPSED DRG DSCNT.FUEL VENT PLUGGED W SEALER.FUEL TNKS RECENTLY RESEALED FOR LEAKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N11RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226T
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19801210078469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801210078469A), Dec 10, 1980: Swrngn SA226T, Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. Wing fuel vent clogged by sealant. Pressurized, damaged wing in flight.

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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