40.1141° N, 88.2746° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 30, 1981 · 16:40 local
Place
Champaign, IL
Airport
Willard
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BRTA
Aircraft
N323BA
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
14
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,283 total435 in this make and model293 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.
Moisture in duct temp sensor P/N129-538-3-1 caused right wing overheat light to come on. Engine was shut down.
As the FAA filed it
MOISTURE IN DUCT TEMP SENSOR P/N129-538-3-1 CAUSED RIGHT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT TO COME ON. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN.