# Incident 19831203071479I: Swrngn SA226TC, Reno, NV, December 3, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166SW-1990-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831203071479I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFTS ENGINE INJESTED A MALLARD DUCK AT 100 FT MSL DURING A ILS APPROACH. ENGINE TURBINE BLADES DAMAGED.

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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