# Incident 19901001048479I: Swrngn SA227AC, Des Moines, IA, October 1, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-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
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,390 total, 1,222 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901001048479I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. CARGO DOOR WARNING. RETURNED. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## Other reports on N421MA (3)

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

- [Incident 19950323008789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950323008789I), Mar 23, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N421MA), Lincoln, NE. Narrative: on Wednesday, March 22, 1995, N421MA, an SA-227AC operated by mesaba airlines, inc., on a normally scheduled part 135 flight from Lincoln, Nebraska…
- [Incident 19950126002389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950126002389I), Jan 26, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N421MA), Lexington, KY. Narrative: on 01-26-95, while on a passenger carrying flight from detroit, mi to Lexington, KY a sa 227 aircraft being operated by mesaba airlines, inc., ran…
- [Incident 19950111003449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950111003449I), Jan 11, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N421MA), Omaha, NE. Narrative: N421MA, a SA-227AC being operated as mesaba airlines, inc., flight 3295, aborted takeoff due to a right hydraulic pressures light illumination. The…

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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