# Incident 19790306009639I: Swrngn SA226TC, Memphis, TN, March 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1979
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65Z-1991-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313UW
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306009639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FAILURE OF THIRD STAGE TURBINE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N65Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871205079329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205079329I), Dec 5, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N65Z), Springfield, IL. Engine losing RPM. Propeller feathered. Returned. Found maximum RPM adjustment screw had backed out.
- [Incident 19840123010759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840123010759I), Jan 23, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N65Z), Danville, IL. Right engine fire light came on. Retarded power lever and light extinguished. Engine bleed air leak caused problem.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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