# Incident 19860921055379I: Swrngn SA226TC, Grand Island, NE, September 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Hall County Regional
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230AM-1995-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921055379I

## Narrative

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

DEVIATED FROM ATC DEPARTURE CLEARANCE BY NOT MAINTAINING RUNWAY HEADING.

## Other reports on N230AM (4)

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

- [Incident 19871018065639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018065639I), Oct 18, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N230AM), Springfield, MO. Struck by lightning en route. Reset generator. Left main unsafe indication. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19871013061679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871013061679I), Oct 13, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N230AM), Wichita, KS. Unsafe nose gear indication on final go around with a safe landing after verification. Broken ground wire.
- [Incident 19870309024809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870309024809I), Mar 9, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N230AM), Kansas City, MO. Right engine fire warning on takeoff. Returned with engine shutdown. Reinstalled boots on all detectors.
- [Incident 19860121003729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860121003729I), Jan 21, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N230AM), Kansas City, MO. Stall warning system malfunction on takeoff. Returned. Flap follow up potentiometer removed and replaced.

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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