# Incident 19880909059539I: Swrngn SA227AC, Billings, MT, September 9, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1988, 08:20 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422AC-2011-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880909059539I

## Narrative

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

DIFFICULTY IN REDUCING LEFT ENGINE SPEED DURING CLIMB. RETURNED. BINDING IN PROP GOVERNOR CONTROL ARM WAS CAUSE.

## Other reports on N422AC (1)

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

- [Incident 19880707032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880707032059I), Jul 7, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N422AC), Billings, MT. Left main gear would extend after retraction on climbout. Returned safely. Uplock switch had failed.

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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