Serious incident Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III N448CA,
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Date:Friday 8 April 1988
Time:02:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III
Owner/operator:Conair
Registration: N448CA
MSN: AC-448
Total airframe hrs:11173 hours
Engine model:GARRETT TPE-331-11U
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Fort Wayne, IN -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:


Probable Cause: INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE STRUT FOR THE INTENDED SERVICE CONDITIONS IN COMMUTER AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI88IA096
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI88IA096

History of this aircraft

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3 June 2020 LV-YIC Flying America 0 Resistencia Airport, CH (RES/SARE) non

Revision history:

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