# Accident 19880826046379A: Swrngn SA227AC, Sacramento, CA, August 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1988, 08:06 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 38.6897° N, 121.5992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6897&lon=-121.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2683B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826046379A

## Narrative

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

TOP HALF NR2 ENGINE COWL SEPARATED INFLIGHT. BROKE CABIN WINDOW. LINEMAN FAILED TO SECURE COWL. CREW FAILED TO NOTE

## 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 LAX88LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA303), Aug 26, 1988: Fairchild SA-227-AC (N2683B), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: MECHANICS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AFTER MAINTENANCE.

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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