# Accident 19821220066619A: Swrngn SA227AC, Gillette, WY, December 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1982, 20:15 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PIOA
- Location: 44.4602° N, 105.7008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4602&lon=-105.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2671V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2671V-2000-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33111U
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,752 total, 900 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821220066619A

## Narrative

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

IN EARLY STAGE OF TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY. BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES HAD BEEN REVERSED BY MECHANICS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN83LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA036), Dec 21, 1982: Swearingen SA-227AC (N2671V), Gillette, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2671V (4)

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

- [Accident 19990816012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816012299A), Aug 16, 1999: Swrngn SA227AC (N2671V), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Acft landed gear up. (.19) on August 16, 1999, at 1733 central daylight time, a swearingen SA-227-AC multi-engine airplane, N2671V, was substantially damaged…
- [Incident 19851217068089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851217068089I), Dec 17, 1985: Swrngn SA227AC (N2671V), Casper, WY, Minor damage. During test flight following left gear failure gear failed again. Landed gear up on runway.
- [Incident 19840819051899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819051899I), Aug 19, 1984: Swrngn SA227AC (N2671V), Rapid City, SD. Low left engine torque caused pilot to abort the takeoff. Believe takeoff was attempted with bleed air activated.
- [Incident 19840805053619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805053619I), Aug 5, 1984: Swrngn SA227AC (N2671V), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Struck by lightning in clear smooth air. Thunderstorms nearby. Lightning entered nose and exited the tail.

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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