# Incident 19831110069029I: Swrngn SA227*, Hope, IN, November 10, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1983, 16:10 local time
- Place: Hope, IN
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 39.2993° N, 85.7660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2993&lon=-85.7660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3111D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3111D-1991-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227*
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831110069029I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED DECOMPRESSION ON DESCENT. CREW AND PASSENGER OXYGEN TURNED ON NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## Other reports on N3111D (2)

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

- [Incident 19870930065839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930065839I), Sep 30, 1987: Swrngn SA227AT (N3111D), Cleveland, OH. Fuel flow was erratic and right engine ran rough on final and landing. Engine secured. Ruptured fuel transfer line.
- [Incident 19850920065399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850920065399I), Sep 20, 1985: Swrngn SA227AT (N3111D), Cincinnati, OH. Intransit gear light remained on. Recycled gear but right main stayed down with safe light. Returned.

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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