42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 18, 1985 · 09:30 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N888LB
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3313
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total400 in this make and model160 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.
Right engine quit after takeoff. Returned and found ice crystals in fuel filter assembly, some water in fuel.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND FOUND ICE CRYSTALS IN FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY, SOME WATER IN FUEL.