# NTSB NYC81IA051: Swearingen SA226, N105UR, Newark, NJ, May 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1981
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 79 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81IA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA051

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0003  81/5/29    NEWARK,NJ           DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  9  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0844                    N1307L              PX-  0  0 63                            51, 19863 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  7                            4010 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK INTL
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   NASSUA,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- L WING TIP STRUCK RUDDER/VER STAB OF SWEARINGEN SA226,MINOR DMG TO SA226.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0003  81/5/29    NEWARK,NJ           SWEARINGEN SA226    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0844                    N105UR              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      UNK/NR, 8096 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0 72  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        613 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   UTICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- RUDDER/VER STAB STRUCK BY WING TIP OF DC-8,MINOR DMG TO DC-8.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N105UR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Newark Intl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N1307L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Newark Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810529034169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529034169I), May 29, 1981: Doug DC861, Newark, NJ, Minor damage. During taxi maneuver aircraft struck rudder and vertical stabilizer of parked and holding metroliner.

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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