# Incident 19980424012919I: Lkheed 188C, Syracuse, NY, April 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1998, 17:45 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 188C (registry code 5262604, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 501-D13 series (registry code 03004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 188C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980424012919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1745L AT SYRACUSE AIRPORT, ON THE SAIR AVIATION RAMP, A L-188, OPERATED BY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AIRLINES CORP., WAS BEING LOADED WITH AUTOMOTIVE DRIVETRAIN PARTS. AS THE LOADING PROCESS NEARED COMPLETION, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND SETTLED ON ITS TAIL. THE CARGO HAD BEEN SECURED AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF "SHIFTINGS" AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED. DAMAGE TO THE AFT LOWER FUSELAGE WAS DESCRIBED AS "MINOR". A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED BY THE DTW FSDO AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SYR FOR DTW THE SAME DAY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N340HA (2)

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

- [Incident 19850130004799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850130004799I), Jan 30, 1985: Lkheed 188C (N340HA), Boston, MA. Shut down engine due to low oil temperature. Oil cooler door actuator separated at attach point. Worn out threads.
- [Incident 19840202009959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840202009959I), Feb 2, 1984: Lkheed 188LKHEED* (N340HA), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. On rollout aircraft drifted to right side of runway. Struck runway sign with #4 propeller.

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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