# Accident 19930401007499A: Swrngn SA227TT, Bristol-Johnson, TN, April 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1993, 21:28 local time
- Place: Bristol-Johnson, TN
- Airport: Tri-City Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5307° N, 82.3191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5307&lon=-82.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500AK-1993-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-TT (registry code 8780620, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-tt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227TT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 19,105 total, 235 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93MA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93MA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401007499A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH IN ICING CONDITIONS. LOST CONTROL. SPIRAL DIVE TO IMPACT. INDICATES ENGINE ICING FLAMEOUTS. AIRFRAME ICE.

## 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 ATL93MA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93MA068), Apr 2, 1993: Fairchild SA227-TT (N500AK), Blountville, TN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES CONCERNING USE OF THE ENGINE INLET ANTI-ICE SYSTEM AND/OR CONTINUOUS IGNITION WHILE OPERATING IN ICING CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN PROBABLE ICE INGESTION…

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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