# NTSB Accident LAX97FA082
> **Fairchild SA227-AC** · 1997-01-05 · BULLHEAD CITY, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA082
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07308
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-05
- **Location:** BULLHEAD CITY, AZ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 19
- **Total aboard:** 21
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fairchild
- **Model:** SA227-AC
- **Registration:** N165SW
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot(s) to use 'override' ignition as prescribed by checklist procedures during an encounter with icing conditions, which subsequently led to ice ingestion and dual engine flame-outs.  Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather (icing) conditions, the accumulation of airframe/engine ice, and lack of suitable terrain in the emergency landing area.

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