Swearingen SA-226AT accident near Jamaica, New York, March 10, 1987
On March 10, 1987 at about 6:02 am local time, a Swearingen SA-226AT, registered CGJWW, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jamaica, New York (Kennedy airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). 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
- March 10, 1987 · about 6:02 am local time
- Place
- Jamaica, New York · Kennedy · map
- Type
- Accident
- 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
- CGJWW · no longer on the register · serial 013
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FLIGHT LANDED AT KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE LANDING GEARS RETRACTED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM.
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
- Flight time: 4,035 hours in all; 1,450 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 2,823 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,266 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 3, 1987
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE-331-30303 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Toronto at 3:55 am
- Destination: JFK Jamaica NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 4, 8,400 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 024° at 23 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,800 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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