# Incident 19840123010759I: Swrngn SA226TC, Danville, IL, January 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1984, 11:45 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Danville
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65Z-1991-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3313UW
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,030 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840123010759I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON. RETARDED POWER LEVER AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ENGINE BLEED AIR LEAK CAUSED PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N65Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19871205079329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205079329I), Dec 5, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N65Z), Springfield, IL. Engine losing RPM. Propeller feathered. Returned. Found maximum RPM adjustment screw had backed out.
- [Incident 19790306009639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306009639I), Mar 6, 1979: Swrngn SA226TC (N65Z), Memphis, TN. Engine shut down. Failure of third stage turbine wheel.

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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