# Incident 19871217079299I: Swrngn SA226TC, Washington, DC, December 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1987, 19:45 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FAVA
- Location: 38.8866° N, 77.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8866&lon=-77.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23AZ-1991-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871217079299I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON BOTH ENGINES ON CLIMB OUT. LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD FOUR MILES FROM AIRPORT.

## 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 BFO88FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA010), Dec 18, 1987: Swearingen SA-226 (N23AZ), Chantilly, VA, substantial 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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