# Incident 19891109060409I: Swrngn SA227AC, Los Angeles, CA, November 9, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340AE-2010-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891109060409I

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE CART DISENGAGED FROM TOW HITCH AND ROLLED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT. DAMAGED EMPANNAGE. DEFECT SERVICE EQUIPMENT

## Other reports on N340AE (3)

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

- [Accident 20031203036709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031203036709A), Dec 3, 2003: Swrngn SA227AC (N340AE), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft N340AE was stopped on taxiway "m" at the "M-10" intersection, waiting his turn for take off on runway 17R at Denver International Airport (den)…
- [Incident 19930701045829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930701045829I), Jul 1, 1993: Swrngn SA226AC (N340AE), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Smoke in cabin on climbout. Returned. Landed safely. Found right air conditioner had failed.
- [Incident 19901102054999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102054999I), Nov 2, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N340AE), San Jose, CA. Bird strike on final approach to airport. Landed safely.

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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