Swearingen SA-226AT incident near Tallahassee, Florida, November 14, 1984
On November 14, 1984 at about 6:30 am local time, a Swearingen SA-226AT, registered N31264, suffered minor damage in an incident near Tallahassee, Florida (Tallassee Muni airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 14, 1984 · about 6:30 am local time
- Place
- Tallahassee, Florida · Tallassee Muni · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-226AT · all SA-226ATs on the register
- Registration
- N31264 · registry record · serial ATO57
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
N31264 CRASHED INTENTIONALLY GEAR UP ON RWY 18 AT TALLAHASSEE, FL, WHILE ON A NIGHT, ALL CARGO 14 CFR 135 FLT. THE CREW ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES & A FLY-BY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN WIRE, TS-70, WHERE IT CONNECTS WITH TERMINAL 6. TS-70 WAS INSTALLED ON THE ACFT WHEN SERVICE BULLETIN #32-037 WAS COMPLIED WITH. SERVICE BULLETIN 32-017 WHICH CHANGES GEAR MICRO-SWITCHES FROM PARALLEL TO SERIES WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,050 hours in all; 250 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,790 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, November 1, 1984; 28 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Airesearch TPE 331 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FULT Atlanta GA
- Destination: TLH Tallahassee FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 18, 6,066 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:30 am from TLH
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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