44.0805° N, 103.2310° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 7, 1986 · 20:25 local
Place
Rapid City, SD
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PIOA
Aircraft
N3005J
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total1,600 in this make and model240 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.
Left engine was started while the right wing was being fueled.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE WAS STARTED WHILE THE RIGHT WING WAS BEING FUELED.