# Accident 19880119048939A: Swrngn SA227AC, Durango, CO, January 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1988, 19:20 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CACA
- Location: 37.2301° N, 107.5909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2301&lon=-107.5909&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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 9
- Pilot flight hours: 4,184 total, 3,028 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA88MA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880119048939A

## Narrative

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

F/O FLYING. CAPTAINS INEFFECTIVE MONITORING OF AN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH RESULTED IN DESCENT BELOW APPROACH PROFILE.

## 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 DCA88MA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA017), Jan 20, 1988: Fairchild SA-227AC (N68TC), Bayfield, CO, destroyed, 9 fatal

## Other reports on N68TC (2)

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

- [Incident 19870420039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420039669I), Apr 20, 1987: Swrngn SA227AC (N68TC), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. As aircraft turned from the gate the propeller picked up an APU cord laying on ramp. APU was pulled into the engine
- [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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