# Accident 19850308007959A: Swrngn SA227AC, Hailey, ID, March 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1985, 18:43 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 43.5708° N, 114.2107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5708&lon=-114.2107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3115U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33111U
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850308007959A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH SNOWBANK DUE TO INEFFECTIVE NOSE STEERING. PROBABLE EXCESSIVE WEIGHT IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA85LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA070), Mar 9, 1985: Fairchild SA-227AC (N3115U), Hailey, ID, substantial 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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