# Accident 19890117000719A: Swrngn SA227AC, Los Angeles, CA, January 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1989, 17:44 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 33.9499° N, 118.3997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9499&lon=-118.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26895, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26895-1997-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,860 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 307 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890117000719A

## Narrative

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

GASOLINE TRUCK COLLIDED WITH THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT AT SERVICE ROAD.

## 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 LAX89FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA086), Jan 18, 1989: Fairchild SA227AC (N26895), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL TANKER DRIVER TO SEE AND AVOID THE MOVING AIRCRAFT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DRIVER'S OBSTRUCTED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE'S CAB,…

## Other reports on N26895 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890410024669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890410024669I), Apr 10, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N26895), Fresno, CA. NR2 engine power fluctuating. Shut it down and flew to destination. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19881117062949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117062949I), Nov 17, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N26895), Las Vegas, NV. Engine chip detector light and fluctuating oil pressure. Shut engine down. Landed without incident.

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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