# Incident 19860420019289I: Swrngn SA227AC, Charlottesville, VA, April 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1986, 14:55 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville Albemarle
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 38.1396° N, 78.4523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1396&lon=-78.4523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3117V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117V-1995-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33111U
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,311 total, 1,047 in this make and model, 273 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420019289I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER OIL PRESSURE DROP WITH FLICKERING LIGHT.FOUND SMALL LINE TO PROPELLER PITCH CONTROL CRACKED.

## Other reports on N3117V (1)

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

- [Incident 19900226008219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226008219I), Feb 26, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N3117V), Pittsburgh, PA. Gear handle would not move to retract position on climb. Locking switch was stuck due to binding.

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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