# Accident 19900401013899A: Swrngn SA227AC, Panoche, CA, April 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1990, 08:00 local time
- Place: Panoche, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 36.8910° N, 121.2399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8910&lon=-121.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27220, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27220-1998-05-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,304 total, 2,093 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401013899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED HE DOZED OFF. DIVE ENSUED EXCEEDING VNE. RECOVERED BUT WRINKLED WINGS. FAILED TO REPORT.

## 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 LAX90LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA141), Apr 1, 1990: Fairchild SA227AC (N27220), Panoche, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING A FLIGHT WHILE BEING FATIGUED DUE TO THE LACK OF SLEEP WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT OVERSTRESSING OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N27220 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940423009059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009059I), Apr 23, 1994: Swrngn SA227AC (N27220), Los Angeles, CA. Wake turbulence on descent. Became inverted. Regained control. Landed aircraft.

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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