# NTSB Accident CHI01LA302
> **Swearingen SA226-T** · 2001-08-28 · West Chicago, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA302
- **Event ID:** 20010904X01875
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-28
- **Location:** West Chicago, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.88068, -88.219245
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Swearingen
- **Model:** SA226-T
- **Registration:** N104BR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the checklist not followed and the directional control not maintained by the pilot.  A contributing factor was the left propeller’s start locks being engaged.

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