# Incident 19821222069569I: Swrngn SA226TC, Klamath Falls, OR, December 22, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1982, 17:47 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Kingsley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 42.3102° N, 122.0690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3102&lon=-122.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5475M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,978 total, 3,783 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83IA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821222069569I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF DUE TO SLOWING SPEED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOW. RIGHT PROPELLER DAMAGED.

## 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 SEA83IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83IA034), Dec 23, 1982: Swearingen SA-226TC (N5475M), Klamath Falls, OR, incident, minor damage

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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