44.1246° N, 123.2120° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Eugene Airport (EUG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 2, 1981 · 10:30 local
Place
Eugene, OR
Airport
Eugene
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AORA
Aircraft
N5478M
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3313UW
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total3,500 in this make and model400 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 fuel leak right engine. Diverted to Eugene. Engine quit on approach. Fuel control line to fuel heater broken.
As the FAA filed it
ZA FUEL LEAK RIGHT ENGINE. DIVERTED TO EUGENE. ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. FUEL CONTROL LINE TO FUEL HEATER BROKEN.