# Incident 19910803035949I: Swrngn SA227AT, Des Moines, IA, August 3, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1991, 07:00 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DHLA
- 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: N245DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AT (registry code 3377510, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803035949I

## Narrative

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

REAR CARGO DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON EN ROUTE. LANDED SAFELY. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N245DH (1)

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

- [Accident 20000128017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000128017959A), Jan 28, 2000: Swrngn SA227AT (N245DH), Fayetteville, AR, Substantial damage. (.4)On departure for the night air taxi cargo flight, the flight crew experienced a problem with the crew intercom system. The crew initiated their descent at…

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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