# NTSB Incident FTW97IA120
> **Swearingen SA227-AC** · 1997-03-04 · ABILENE, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97IA120
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07524
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1997-03-04
- **Location:** ABILENE, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 12
- **Total aboard:** 12
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Swearingen
- **Model:** SA227-AC
- **Registration:** N373PH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flightcrew's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the tailwind and a partial nosewheel steering failure.

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