42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 25, 1984 · 17:50 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
COMA
Aircraft
N3110J
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE33111U
People aboard
18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,800 total1,300 in this make and model240 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 propeller hub seal failed in flight. Oil leaked into cabin air intake ducts. Smoke and fumes entered the cabin
As the FAA filed it
LEFT PROPELLER HUB SEAL FAILED IN FLIGHT. OIL LEAKED INTO CABIN AIR INTAKE DUCTS. SMOKE AND FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN