42.9098° N, 112.5959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at POCATELLO RGNL (PIH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 29, 1988 · 13:35 local
Place
Pocatello, ID
Airport
Pocatello Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SWIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27240
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,166 total1,741 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Propeller hit snowbank while maneuvering to avoid another one. Engine stopped.
As the FAA filed it
PROPELLER HIT SNOWBANK WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID ANOTHER ONE. ENGINE STOPPED.