Accident · 1997-08-19
What the record says
- Event date
- 1997-08-19
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226TC (N224AM)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
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 disconnected from the fuel control unit, due to improper maintenance; and reduced directional control of the airplane, when one engine remained at a high power setting.
Source: NTSB case CHI97LA266Flight 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.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.