# Incident 19810225020979I: Swrngn SA226TC, Boston, MA, February 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1981, 15:29 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Boston Logan
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CRAA
- Location: 42.3620° N, 71.0079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3620&lon=-71.0079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5303M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5303M-1985-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,827 total, 1,248 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810225020979I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE A MISSED APPROACH DUE TO FAILURE OF GROUND NAVAIDS. DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR LOW FUEL, CLEARANCE DELAY.

## Other reports on N5303M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790207005389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207005389I), Feb 7, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N5303M), Binghamton, NY. Engine flamed out at altitude, cause undetermined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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