# Incident 19870420039669I: Swrngn SA227AC, Rapid City, SD, April 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CACA
- Location: 44.0453° N, 103.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAPID CITY RGNL (RAP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0453&lon=-103.0574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68TC-1989-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 2,200 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/19870420039669I

## Narrative

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

AS AIRCRAFT TURNED FROM THE GATE THE PROPELLER PICKED UP AN APU CORD LAYING ON RAMP. APU WAS PULLED INTO THE ENGINE

## Other reports on N68TC (2)

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

- [Accident 19880119048939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880119048939A), Jan 19, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N68TC), Durango, CO, Destroyed, 9 fatal. F/o flying. Captains ineffective monitoring of an unstabilized approach resulted in descent below approach profile.
- [Incident 19820824054729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824054729I), Aug 24, 1982: Swrngn SA227AC (N68TC), Oklahoma City, OK. Fuel bypass light illuminated. Rmp decayed. Engine surged. Speed lever fuel control attachment screw came loose.

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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