# Accident 19870924055999A: Swrngn SA227AC, Twin Falls, ID, September 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1987, 23:25 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 42.4101° N, 114.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4101&lon=-114.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2689E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2689E-1991-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87MA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87MA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870924055999A

## Narrative

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

FACTORS ARE INCORRECT FLAP SETTING FOR TAKEOFF AND CHECK PILOTS FAILURE TO NOTE TURN AFTER SINGLE ENGINE WAS GIVEN.

## 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 SEA87MA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87MA192), Sep 25, 1987: Fairchild SA227-AC (N2689E), Twin Falls, ID, destroyed

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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