# Accident 19890906035759A: Swrngn SA227AC, Los Angeles, CA, September 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1989, 20:02 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: 33.9506° N, 118.3993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9506&lon=-118.3993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27283, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27283-1992-09-16) (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: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 1,872 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906035759A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. TRUCK DRIVER A TRAINEE. FUTURE TAXI TRAFFIC TO USE LIGHTS.

## 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 LAX89FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA303), Sep 7, 1989: Fairchild SA227-AC (N27283), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER'S IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE VECHICLE ON THE AIRPORT. FACTORS WERE THE DRIVER'S DIVERTED ATTENTION AND THE INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY COMPANY MANAGEMENT.

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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