# Incident 19921029051499I: Swrngn SA227AC, New York, NY, October 29, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1992, 18:15 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VFSA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N670VG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670VG-1995-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,100 total, 800 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/19921029051499I

## Narrative

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

HEARD A CLUNK ON TAKEOFF. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. STRUCK A LOOSE TAXIWAY SIGN ON TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N670VG (1)

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

- [Incident 19921205053889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921205053889I), Dec 5, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N670VG), Bangor, ME. Left gear intransit light stayed on after takeoff. Returned. Removed ice and snow from left gear uplock roller.

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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