# Incident 19861211083039I: Swrngn SA226TC, Mt Vernon, IN, December 11, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1986, 14:50 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 37.0706° N, 88.6309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0706&lon=-88.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,814 total, 1,105 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87IA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861211083039I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT A RUDDER CONTROL CABLE BROKE. SAFE LANDING MADE AT PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.

## 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 CHI87IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87IA047), Dec 11, 1986: Fairchild SA226TC (N323BA), Paducah, KY, incident, minor damage

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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