19821015053109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA226TC · Palm Springs, CA · October 15, 1982

Date
October 15, 1982 · 20:00 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SUNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N63SA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA002
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331*
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total3,600 in this make and model250 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.

Copilots panel light reostat arced, ignited brake fluid leaking from brake line. Explosion from burned oxygen line.

As the FAA filed it

COPILOTS PANEL LIGHT REOSTAT ARCED, IGNITED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE. EXPLOSION FROM BURNED OXYGEN LINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.