Narrative:
The Metro collided with a Mooney 20 (N6485U) at 7000 feet, while the Metro was on a runway 34 approach. Both airplanes fell to the ground with the wreckage scattered over 2sq miles in a residential area.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Lack of navigational vigilance by the Mooney instructor pilot which led to the authorized intrusion into the Salt Lake City airport radar service area. Contributing to the accident were the absence of a Mode-C transponder on the Mooney airplane and the limitations of the air traffic control system to provide collision protection under the circumstances of this accident."
Loss of control
accident date: 15-01-1987
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N163SW
accident date: 15-01-1987
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N163SW
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 15 January 1987 |
| Time: | 12:52 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operator: | SkyWest Airlines |
| Registration: | N163SW |
| MSN: | TC-327 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-3UW-303G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kearns, UT ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Pocatello Airport, ID (PIH/KPIH), United States of America |
| Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 1834 |
The Metro collided with a Mooney 20 (N6485U) at 7000 feet, while the Metro was on a runway 34 approach. Both airplanes fell to the ground with the wreckage scattered over 2sq miles in a residential area.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Lack of navigational vigilance by the Mooney instructor pilot which led to the authorized intrusion into the Salt Lake City airport radar service area. Contributing to the accident were the absence of a Mode-C transponder on the Mooney airplane and the limitations of the air traffic control system to provide collision protection under the circumstances of this accident."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Mid air collisionLoss of control
Sources:
» NTSB/AAR-88/03Follow-up / safety actions
NTSB issued 1 Safety Recommendation
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accident date: 15-01-1987
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N163SW
accident date: 15-01-1987
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N163SW
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pocatello Airport, ID to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 240 km (150 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Pocatello Airport, ID to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 240 km (150 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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