# Incident 19871205079329I: Swrngn SA226TC, Springfield, IL, December 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1987, 16:10 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&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: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,003 total, 2,213 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205079329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING RPM. PROPELLER FEATHERED. RETURNED. FOUND MAXIMUM RPM ADJUSTMENT SCREW HAD BACKED OUT.

## Other reports on N65Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19840123010759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840123010759I), Jan 23, 1984: Swrngn SA226TC (N65Z), Danville, IL. Right engine fire light came on. Retarded power lever and light extinguished. Engine bleed air leak caused problem.
- [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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