# Incident 19860929069289I: Swrngn SA227AC, Palm Springs, CA, September 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1986, 17:28 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3108B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3108B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3311
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,444 total, 2,645 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929069289I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED AFTER RPM LOSS AND SHUT DOWN OF RIGHT ENGINE. HAD NO CONTROL OF PROPELLER RPM.

## Other reports on N3108B (3)

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

- [Incident 20110728014319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110728014319I), Jul 28, 2011: Swearingen SA227-AC (N3108B), Minot, ND, No damage. After take off pilot declared emergency due to right engine failure. Returned to mot with out further incident
- [Incident 20050105004569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050105004569I), Jan 5, 2005: Swrngn SA227AC (N3108B), Minot, ND, Minor damage. (-23) On 1-5-2005 at approx 1900 central standard time, the above aircraft operated by business aviation of sioux falls, SD (a CFR part 135/cargo operator) was…
- [Incident 20010504012499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010504012499I), May 4, 2001: Swrngn SA227AC (N3108B), Rapid City, SD. (-23)On may 4, 2001 a fairchild m/n SA-227-AC, N3108B, operated by business avaiation courier (dufa), was en route from sioux falls, SD (fsd) to Rapid City, SD…

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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