# Accident 19900520021429A: Swrngn SA226TB, Coeur D Alene, ID, May 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1990, 13:50 local time
- Place: Coeur D Alene, ID
- Airport: Coeur D Alene Air Term Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5898° N, 116.9091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5898&lon=-116.9091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161RS-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226-T(B) (registry code 8780406, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226-t-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TB
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 190 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520021429A

## Narrative

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

LINEMAN HAD DISCONNECTED POWER START WHEN AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD HIT LINEMAN AND TUG.

## 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 SEA90FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA080), May 20, 1990: Swearingen SA226-T(B) (N161RS), Coeur D'Alene, ID, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE PILOT AND THE GROUND LINEMAN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: IMPAIRMENT OF THE GROUND LINEMAN FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL.

## Other reports on N161RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19930116000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930116000399A), Jan 16, 1993: Swrngn SA226TB (N161RS), John Day, OR, Substantial damage. Blinded by snow after landing on unplowed runway. Exited runway,collapsed right main and nose gear in mud and snow.

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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