47.7155° N, 104.1672° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 8, 1982 · 11:30 local
Place
Sidney, MT
Airport
Sidney
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BSAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N116BS
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3313UW
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total800 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Swerved on takeoff. Had one prop in lock. Aborted. Aggravated situation by reversing both props. Ran into snowbank.
As the FAA filed it
SWERVED ON TAKEOFF. HAD ONE PROP IN LOCK. ABORTED. AGGRAVATED SITUATION BY REVERSING BOTH PROPS. RAN INTO SNOWBANK.