# Accident 19880727033769A: Swrngn SA227AT, Anchorage, AK, July 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1988, 18:17 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 61.1602° N, 149.9905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1602&lon=-149.9905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N482SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,800 total, 2,650 in this make and model, 293 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880727033769A

## Narrative

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

OVERHEAT LIGHT FOR LEFT WHEEL WELL ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED SAFELY. WORN BRAKE PUCK. HOLDER FRICTION CAUSED FIRE IN WING

## 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 ANC88FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA100), Jul 28, 1988: Fairchild SA227-AT (N482SA), Anchorage, AK, 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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