33.7359° N, 118.2923° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Pedro, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 7, 1986 · 13:18 local
Place
San Pedro, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SWIA
Aircraft
N538S
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,767 total1,080 in this make and model276 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.
Pilot failed to follow controller instructions creating a traffic conflict. Misunderstood heading.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW CONTROLLER INSTRUCTIONS CREATING A TRAFFIC CONFLICT. MISUNDERSTOOD HEADING.