# Incident 19881229068989I: Swrngn SA227AC, Helena, MT, December 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1988, 10:10 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&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
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881229068989I

## Narrative

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

NOSEWHEEL MADE SHARP TURN ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY ONTO FROZEN TERRAIN. RETURNED TO RAMP. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N31168 (1)

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

- [Incident 19881201066329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881201066329I), Dec 1, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N31168), Salt Lake City, UT. FAA inspector found the automated passenger briefing system inoperative. Flight continued using manual briefings.

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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