# Incident 19940405009439I: Swrngn SA227AC, Ontario, CA, April 5, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1994, 18:50 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: Ontario International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 34.0192° N, 117.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0192&lon=-117.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174SW-1996-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,575 total, 3,694 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94IA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94IA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940405009439I

## Narrative

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

CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD DISINTEGRATED AND SUCKED CAPTAIN PART WAY OUT OF WINDOW. EMERGENCY DESCENT. LANDED AT ONTARIO.

## 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 LAX94IA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94IA181), Apr 5, 1994: Fairchild SA-227AC (N174SW), Ontario, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of maintenance personnel to detect a crack in the windscreen which exceeded the operational limits for pressurized flight. A factor in the accident was the inadequacy of the inspection…

## Other reports on N174SW (1)

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

- [Incident 19871021074459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871021074459I), Oct 21, 1987: Swrngn SA227AC (N174SW), San Luis Obispo, CA. Landed long. Overshot runway into the overrun. Captain took over control from copilot.

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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