32.5190° N, 92.0772° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 1, 1981 · 13:33 local
Place
Monroe, LA
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RAYA
Aircraft
N1922T
Reported as
Beech 99A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,315 total2,500 in this make and model198 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.
Za pilot observed smoke from engine and oil press fluctuation. Shut down engine. Loose nut on oil press switchline.
As the FAA filed it
ZA PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE FROM ENGINE AND OIL PRESS FLUCTUATION. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. LOOSE NUT ON OIL PRESS SWITCHLINE.