35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 12, 1981 · 21:00 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N500
Reported as
Swrngn SA226T
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3313U
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,500 total500 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.
Zg left engine flamed out at 19000 feet. Engine driven fuel pump inoperative.
As the FAA filed it
ZG LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT 19000 FEET. ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP INOPERATIVE.