# Incident 19970102002789I: Swrngn SA226TC, Pellston, MI, January 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1997, 08:30 local time
- Place: Pellston, MI
- Airport: Pellston Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 45.5516° N, 84.7834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pellston, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5516&lon=-84.7834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AC-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 930 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970102002789I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI STRUCK SNOWBANK. REPORTED NOSE WHEEL STEERING MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N731AC (1)

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

- [Accident 20001109043119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001109043119A), Nov 9, 2000: Swrngn SA226TC (N731AC), Fort Wayne, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) N731AC, an SA-226 operated by superior aviation inc., hauling cancelled checks out of fwa airport, crashed shortly after takeoff on 11/09/00. The pilot,…

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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