42.1013° N, 75.9094° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 24, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Binghamton, NY
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CRAA
Aircraft
N5355M
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3313UW
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,260 total608 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.
After takeoff, the left engine chip light came on. Returned for landing and a tiny sliver of metal was found.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED FOR LANDING AND A TINY SLIVER OF METAL WAS FOUND.