# Incident 19810513033339I: Swrngn SA226TC, Springfield, IL, May 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1981, 16:15 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,620 total, 1,316 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513033339I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT NOTED OIL PRESSURE LOSS. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED. FOUND CASE ELBOW FOR OIL LINE STRIPPED.

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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