Swearingen SA227-AC incident near Grand Island, Nebraska, June 29, 1984
On June 29, 1984 at about 9:37 pm local time, a Swearingen SA227-AC, registered N1014P, suffered minor damage in an incident near Grand Island, Nebraska (Hall County Reginal airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 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
- June 29, 1984 · about 9:37 pm local time
- Place
- Grand Island, Nebraska · Hall County Reginal · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA227-AC · all SA227-ACs on the register
- Registration
- N1014P · registry record · serial AC-422-AC
- 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
THE CAPT STARTED THE RT ENG AT THE GATE & THE LT ENG WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. AT THIS TIME THE F/O WAS BRIEFING THE PASSENGERS ON TAKEOFF & EN ROUTE PROCEDURES. THE F/O THEN INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL & THE ACFT PROCEEDED TO THE LT, STRIKING A RWY LIGHT. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE LT PROPELLER WAS FOUND ON THE START LOCKS.
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: 2,470 hours in all; 1,830 in this make and model; 295 in the last 90 days; 720 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,993 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 14, 1984; 60 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 21
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE 331 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Pioneer Airways,Inc.(Pioa)
The flight
- Departed from: GRI Grand Island NE
- Destination: EAR Kearney NE
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 17, 7,001 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:51 pm from GRI
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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