# Incident 19940418022569I: Swrngn SA226TC, Billings, MT, April 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1994, 22:05 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139PA-1996-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940418022569I

## Narrative

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

ERRATIC AIRSPEED INDICATOR ALSO BOTH NAVS FLAGGED. REPLACED DEFECTIVE STATIC FITTING. REPLACED ANTENNA.

## Other reports on N139PA (4)

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

- [Incident 19940918042109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918042109I), Sep 18, 1994: Swrngn SA226TC (N139PA), Glasgow, MT. Unable adjust power left engine. Returned. Faulty fuel control unit.
- [Incident 19940729041969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729041969I), Jul 29, 1994: Swrngn SA226TC (N139PA), Billings, MT. Narrative: on July 29, 1994 at 1732 UTC, a fairchild SA226TC operated by big sky airlines aborted a takeoff due to right engine failure, while on a scheduled…
- [Incident 19930120004039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930120004039I), Jan 20, 1993: Swrngn SA226TC (N139PA), Glendive, MT, Minor damage. Struck a deer on takeoff roll. Aborted. Propeller damaged.
- [Accident 19921121053389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921121053389A), Nov 21, 1992: Swrngn SA226TC (N139PA), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Unable extend right main gear. Landed gear up. Gear door roller bearing had fractured.

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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