Accident · 1989-05-18

NTSB case CHI89FA092 · SWEARINGEN SA226TC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-05-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: SWEARINGEN SA226TC (N232AM)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF CREW COORDINATION AND INAPPROPRIATE REMEDIAL ACTION ON THE PART OF THE AIRCREW, AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE MODIFICATION BY THE OPERATOR.

Source: NTSB case CHI89FA092

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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