46.0925° N, 118.2841° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WALLA WALLA RGNL (ALW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 1, 1978 · 05:45 local
Place
Pasco, WA
Airport
Walla Walla
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N65SA
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3313
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total15 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 shut down after loss of fuel pressure. Fuel pump drive shaft showed lack of lubrication.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE. FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT SHOWED LACK OF LUBRICATION.