# Accident 19900130001479A: Swrngn SA226TC, Coeur D Alene, ID, January 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1990, 19:15 local time
- Place: Coeur D Alene, ID
- Airport: Coeur D Alene Air Term Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 47.5900° N, 116.9105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5900&lon=-116.9105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,030 total, 1,847 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900130001479A

## Narrative

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

LOST SIGHT OF RUNWAY ON FLARE DUE TO SNOW ON RUNWAY AND BLOWING SNOW. VEERED INTO SNOWBANK. NO REQUEST PLOW RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA037), Jan 31, 1990: Swearingen SA226TC (N56EA), Coeur D'Alene, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF THE FLIGHT CREW'S VISUAL PERCEPTION, DUE TO AN UNFORESEEN WHITEOUT CONDITION. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE SNOWBANK.

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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