# NTSB Accident CHI96FA216
> **Fairchild SA227AC** · 1996-06-25 · GRAND FORKS, ND, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA216
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05913
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-25
- **Location:** GRAND FORKS, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.910511, -97.069229
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 19
- **Total aboard:** 19
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fairchild
- **Model:** SA227AC
- **Registration:** N2692P
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

insufficient clearance between the second stage compressor impeller and the shroud.  A factor was the subsequent fatigue failure of the impeller.

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