# Incident 19800926071159I: Swrngn SA226TC, Lincoln, NE, September 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1980, 07:48 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AWAA
- Location: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-96.6670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N770S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770S-2017-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 6,000 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/19800926071159I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER FIRE WARNING. FOUND FAULTY WIRING CONNECTION.

## Other reports on N770S (3)

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

- [Incident 19861225079479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861225079479I), Dec 25, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N770S), St Louis, MO. The engine lost oil pressure and was shut down. The aircraft returned to the airport. Oil line was found loose.
- [Incident 19861101067129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861101067129I), Nov 1, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N770S), St Louis, MO. Pilot returned aircraft to field due to a malfunctioning flap indicator. Indicator was replaced.
- [Incident 19820104003629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820104003629I), Jan 4, 1982: Swrngn SA226TC (N770S), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. Shut down right engine after fire warning. Veered off runway on landing, hitting runway lights. Warning false.

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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