# Incident 19960706024869I: Swrngn SA227AC, Lincoln, NE, July 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1996, 15:41 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434MA-2009-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706024869I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N434MA, SA-227-AC, BEING OPERATED AS MESABA AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 3049, DEPARTED LINCOLN, NE ENROUTE TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN WHEN A CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LINCOLN, NE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CARGO DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED ADJUSTING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N434MA (2)

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

- [Incident 20061123030089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061123030089I), Nov 23, 2006: Swrngn SA227AC (N434MA), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Flight was cleared to taxi for takeoff on runway 10R. The pilot in command chose to taxi to C2 and then to join taxiway c to runway 10R. From his…
- [Incident 20001018031679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001018031679I), Oct 18, 2000: Swrngn SA227AC (N434MA), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. (-23)This incident occurred during an all cargo operation. The loaded metroliner (SA-227) began taxi on a dark ramp and hit a parked cherokee arrow…

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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