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Date
June 28, 1987 · 19:50 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Airport
Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CHQA
Aircraft
N3115K
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,320 total597 in this make and model201 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 engine fire warning light flickered on takeoff. Returned and found a safety wire had contacted the sensor.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND FOUND A SAFETY WIRE HAD CONTACTED THE SENSOR.