# Incident 19890215034799I: Swrngn SA227AC, Twin Falls, ID, February 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1989
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3117A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117A-1997-12-18) (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 TPE331*
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890215034799I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND FIRE FROM RIGHT ENGINE EXHAUST ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. FOUND 3 INCH ROCK IN INTAKE. SUSPECT SABOTAGE.

## Other reports on N3117A (1)

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

- [Incident 19950303046269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303046269I), Mar 3, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N3117A), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: on landing roll out aircraft veered to the right of the center line and departed the runway. After departing the runway the propeller of the right…

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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