NTSB investigations: Fairchild SA227-AC, CA

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Fairchild SA227-AC. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19892026
NTSB investigations: Fairchild SA227-AC, CA per year, 1989–2026: 7 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3377509'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX94IA203Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFairchild SA-227 · Santa Monica, CAFAA inadequate separation standards between large and heavy category aircraft.Apr 23, 1994 · N27220 · Minor damageNTSB LAX94IA181Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFairchild SA-227AC · Ontario, CAthe failure of maintenance personnel to detect a crack in the windscreen which exceeded the operational limits for pressurized flight. A factor in the accident was the inadequacy of the inspection method published by the manufacturer.Apr 5, 1994 · N174SW · Minor damageNTSB LAX92IA307Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportLockheed L-1011-385-1 · Los Angeles, CAA failure of ground personnel to ensure proper clearance between a taxiing airplane and an adjacent parked airplane. Contributing to the accident was a failure of ground personnel to properly position a parked airplane to ensure that it did not encroach into…Jul 18, 1992 · N719DA · 2 aircraft · No damageNTSB DCA91MA018Accident · 34 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 737-300 · Los Angeles, CAThe failure of the Los Angeles air traffic facility management to implement procedures that provided redundancy comparable to the requirements contained in the national operational position standards and the failure of the FAA air traffic service to provide…Feb 2, 1991 · N388US · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB LAX90LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairchild SA227AC · Panoche, CAThe pilot's poor judgment in attempting a flight while being fatigued due to the lack of sleep which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent overstressing of the airplane.Apr 1, 1990 · N27220 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX89FA303Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportFairchild SA227-AC · Los Angeles, CAThe fuel truck driver's improper operation of the vechicle on the airport. Factors were the driver's diverted attention and the inadequate supervision by company management.Sep 7, 1989 · N27283 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX89FA086Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportFairchild SA227AC · Los Angeles, CAThe failure of the fuel tanker driver to see and avoid the moving aircraft. Factors contributing to the accident were the driver's obstructed visibility through the right side of the vehicle's cab, and the dusk light conditions.Jan 18, 1989 · N26895 · Substantial damage