# Incident 19881201066329I: Swrngn SA227AC, Salt Lake City, UT, December 1, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1988
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31168-2006-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881201066329I

## Narrative

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

FAA INSPECTOR FOUND THE AUTOMATED PASSENGER BRIEFING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT CONTINUED USING MANUAL BRIEFINGS.

## Other reports on N31168 (1)

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

- [Incident 19881229068989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881229068989I), Dec 29, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N31168), Helena, MT. Nosewheel made sharp turn on takeoff roll. Veered off runway onto frozen terrain. Returned to ramp. Cause unknown.

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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