Incident · 1989-04-23

NTSB case NYC89IA123 · FAIRCHILD SWEARINGEN SA-227AC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-04-23
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: FAIRCHILD SWEARINGEN SA-227AC (N3044J)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: POCONO AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): POCONO AIRLINES

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE SWEARINGEN FLIGHT CREW TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE AIRPLANE THEY WERE TO FOLLOW, PRIOR TO ACCEPTING THE VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31R.

Source: NTSB case NYC89IA123

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

All incidents →