43.4896° N, 112.0353° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 21, 1984 · 07:48 local
Place
Idaho Falls, ID
Airport
Fanning
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SWIA
Aircraft
N3112Y
Reported as
Swrngn SA227*
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,260 total2,440 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.
Requested return for landing after the nicad battery system overheated on climbout. No damage or fire.
As the FAA filed it
REQUESTED RETURN FOR LANDING AFTER THE NICAD BATTERY SYSTEM OVERHEATED ON CLIMBOUT. NO DAMAGE OR FIRE.