40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 11, 1978 · 12:18 local
Place
Flushing, NY
Airport
Laguardia
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N101UR
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total150 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.
Engine lost oil pressure and flamed out. Torque sensing gear had failed.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND FLAMED OUT. TORQUE SENSING GEAR HAD FAILED.