# Accident 19920825035669A: Swrngn SA227AC, Hot Springs, AR, August 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1992, 05:15 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4504° N, 93.0996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4504&lon=-93.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342AE-1992-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,828 total, 667 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825035669A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED WING ON MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. CARTWHEELED AND BURNED. NEWLY INSTALLED AILERON CABLES ROUTED INCORRECTLY.

## 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 FTW92FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA218), Aug 25, 1992: Fairchild SA 227-AC (N342AE), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY THE OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ASSURE PROPER TRAVEL DIRECTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS…

## Other reports on N342AE (1)

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

- [Incident 19920118003549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118003549I), Jan 18, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N342AE), Joplin, MO. Unsafe nose gear light on approach. Made go around. Extended gear manually. Gear cleaned and lubed.

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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