# Accident 19920417010349A: Swrngn SA227AC, Lexington, KY, April 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1992, 22:25 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 38.0700° N, 84.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0700&lon=-84.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27465, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27465-2006-12-08) (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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,675 total, 375 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920417010349A

## Narrative

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

SUICIDAL DRIVER UNDER INFLUENCE, CRASHED A GATE,ELUDED POLICE CAR, DROVE INTO ROTATING PROP OF AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY.

## 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 NYC92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA083), Apr 18, 1992: Fairchild SA-227AC (N27465), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY THE VEHICLE DRIVER.

## Other reports on N27465 (7)

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

- [Incident 20020114002019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020114002019I), Jan 14, 2002: Swrngn SA227AC (N27465), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. (-23) Big sky airlines flight 1302 originated from Dallas/fort Worth, TX. The aircraft experienced a loss of hydraulic pressure. The crew elected to return to…
- [Incident 20020110000609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020110000609I), Jan 10, 2002: Swrngn SA227AC (N27465), Jonesboro, AR. (-23)On 01/10/02 big sky airlines flight 1318 experienced bird injestion on left engine while on approach into Jonesboro, AR. The engine EGT fluctuated and the…
- [Incident 20010307006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010307006869I), Mar 7, 2001: Swrngn SA227AC (N27465), Missoula, MT. (-23) Big sky airlines flight #2550 departed great falls, Montana. Forty miles north of Missoula, Montana, the aircraft low oil pressure light for the right…
- [Incident 20000107000979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000107000979I), Jan 7, 2000: Swrngn SA227AC (N27465), Billings, MT. (-23) N27465, a fairchild SA-227-AC operated by big sky airlines, inc. departed Billings, MT. During climb, the right main gear overheat warning activated. The…
- [Incident 19980107001819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980107001819I), Jan 7, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N27465), Billings, MT. Narrative: power surge from right engine on takeoff roll. Aborted takeoff.
- [Incident 19970320008609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970320008609I), Mar 20, 1997: Swrngn SA227AC (N27465), Lincoln, NE. Narrative: N27465, a SA-227-AC being operated as mesaba airlines, inc., flight 3002, departed minneapolis, MN, enroute to Lincoln, NE. During approach the crew…
- [Incident 19910912045779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910912045779I), Sep 12, 1991: Swrngn SA227AC (N27465), Minneapolis, MN. Right cooling turbine ceased while taxiing to gate. Smoke in cabin. Aircraft evacuated on taxiway.

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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