Swearingen SA226TC accident near Harrison, Arkansas, December 7, 1984
On December 7, 1984 at about 8:10 pm local time, a Swearingen SA226TC, registered N511SS, was substantially damaged in an accident near Harrison, Arkansas (Boone County airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 7 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
- December 7, 1984 · about 8:10 pm local time
- Place
- Harrison, Arkansas · Boone County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 7 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226TC · all SA226TCs on the register
- Registration
- N511SS · no longer on the register · serial TC205
- Damage
- Substantial 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 ACFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS SKYWAYS FLT 488. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING THE ACFT. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY APRX 1584 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END AND AFTER A SHORT ROLL, THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE LEFT WING SETTLED TO THE GROUND. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE WING AND THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND SLID 2190 FEET. POST CRASH EXAM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. BOTH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS STATED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THAT THE GEAR SAFE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF LANDING.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,599 hours in all; 754 in this make and model; 213 in the last 90 days; 3,436 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 22,855 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, November 30, 1984; 28 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 19
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE331-10VA (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Scheduled Skyways,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: FYV Fayetteville AR at 7:55 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 18, 6,159 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:15 pm from HRO, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
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Other NTSB records under N511SS the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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