46.2396° N, 119.1006° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasco, WA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 6, 1978 · 12:25 local
Place
Pasco, WA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N65SA
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot diverted due to loss of hydraulic pressure. Landed safely. Found a small hole in flap control line.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND A SMALL HOLE IN FLAP CONTROL LINE.