# Incident 19831226072969I: Swrngn SA226TC, Memphis, TN, December 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1983, 19:35 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SKIA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512SS-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226072969I

## Narrative

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

BATTERY OVER HEAT LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED. REPLACED FAULTY BATTERY.

## Other reports on N512SS (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891215064269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891215064269I), Dec 15, 1989: Swrngn SA226TC (N512SS), Salt Lake City, UT. NR2 engine flamed out on short final. Suspect ice ingestion.
- [Incident 19840125022319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840125022319I), Jan 25, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N512SS), Butler, MO. Unable to open cross flow once airborne. Landed short of destination to add fuel to left wing.

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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