# Incident 19850819061629I: Swrngn SA226TC, Joplin, MO, August 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Joplin, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RAIA
- Location: 37.0842° N, 94.5133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joplin, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0842&lon=-94.5133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603AS-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819061629I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER BLADE ON RIGHT ENGINE.

## Other reports on N603AS (1)

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

- [Incident 19880208010349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208010349I), Feb 8, 1988: Swrngn SA226TC (N603AS), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Lost control on takeoff roll. Hit a snowbank and runway light. No malfunction of nose wheel steering system found.

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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