Serious incident Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV N31264, Wednesday 14 November 1984
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Date:Wednesday 14 November 1984
Time:02:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV
Owner/operator:Planes Inc
Registration: N31264
MSN: AT-057
Total airframe hrs:1790 hours
Engine model:AIRESEARCH TPE 331
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Tallahassee, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Atlanta, GA (FULT)
Destination airport:Tallahassee, FL (KTLH)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
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.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA85IA031
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA85IA031

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