# Incident 19990317002399I: Swrngn SA226TC, Boise, ID, March 17, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1999
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX5A
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159WA-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA226-TC (registry code 3377511, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa226-tc) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990317002399I

## Narrative

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

WESTERN AIR EXPRESS AIR TAXI STRUCK A BIRD ON TAKE-OFF AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENGINE, THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE ARPT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE 2 CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-5)WESTERN AIR EXPRESS, N159WA, BIRD STRIKE HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N159WA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000125000039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000125000039I), Jan 25, 2000: Swrngn SA226TC (N159WA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) INM0720000016 on 01-25-2000, at approximately 2120 MST, N159WA, a fairchild SA226TC, piloted by Mr. Michael jackson certificate 564027934, operated by…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.