# Accident 19860507065959A: Swrngn SA226AT, Billings, MT, May 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1986, 23:45 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GGJA
- Location: 45.8705° N, 108.4706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8705&lon=-108.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577KA-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226AT (registry code 8780405, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331SER 1008HP (registry code 01512, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331ser-1008hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226AT
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860507065959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES ON FINAL APPROACH AND WAS DESTROYED. PILOT SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 DEN86FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA128), May 8, 1986: Swearingen SA226AT (N577KA), Billings, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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