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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA226TC · Bakersfield, CA · April 21, 1983

Date
April 21, 1983 · 22:10 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Meadows
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IEAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5451M
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,728 total3,011 in this make and model183 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.

Left engine quit and chip detection light illuminated. Oil pressure fluctuating. Bracket on torque sensor failed.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE QUIT AND CHIP DETECTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING. BRACKET ON TORQUE SENSOR FAILED.