ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II N63Z Terre Haute-Hulman Field, IN (HUF)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Monday 30 January 1984
Time:06:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
Operator:Britt Airways
Registration: N63Z
MSN: TC-240
First flight: 1977
Total airframe hrs:10607
Engines: 2 Garrett TPE331
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:3 km (1.9 mls) SSW of Terre Haute-Hulman Field, IN (HUF) (   United States of America)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Terre Haute-Hulman Field, IN (HUF/KHUF), United States of America
Destination airport:Evansville-Dress Regional Airport, IN (EVV/KEVV), United States of America
Narrative:
The aircraft entered a steep descent shortly after takeoff from runway 23 and crashed 6300 feet past the runway end and 1800 feet left of the extended centreline.
The pilots were both management Captains (one was the Company's Director of Operations, the other was Chief Pilot of the Galesburg, Illinois base). The one passenger was the Assistant Director of Customer Service for the Britt.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined".

Sources:
» NTSB Identification: DCA84AA015


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photo of Swearingen-SA226-TC-Metro-II-N63Z
accident date: 30-01-1984
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N63Z
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Terre Haute-Hulman Field, IN to Evansville-Dress Regional Airport, IN as the crow flies is 157 km (98 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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