ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II N163SW Kearns, UT
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Thursday 15 January 1987
Time:12:52
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Pocatello Airport, ID (PIH/KPIH), United States of America
Destination airport:Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), United States of America
Flightnumber:1834
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:

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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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 2 months
Accident number: NTSB/AAR-88-03
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Mid air collision
Loss of control

Sources:
» NTSB/AAR-88/03


Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 1 Safety Recommendation

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photo of Swearingen-SA226-TC-Metro-II-N163SW
accident date: 15-01-1987
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N163SW
photo of Swearingen-SA226-TC-Metro-II-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.

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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