# Incident 19880505020569I: Cessna 550, St Louis, MO, May 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1988, 09:19 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RMIA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55WL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880505020569I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPOOLDOWN AND DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND DIVERTED. SUSPECT FAILURE OF #4 BEARING.

## Other reports on N55WL (2)

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

- [Incident 20240925017879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240925017879I), Sep 25, 2024: Cessna 550 (N55WL), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. This office received notification from the roc of an event on 9/25/2024 at Treasure Coast International (kfpr) involving a Cessna 550, tail [privacy data…
- [Incident 20130316003319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130316003319I), Mar 16, 2013: Cessna 550 (N55WL), Indianapolis, IN, No damage. The aircraft experienced an uninitiated shut down of the left engine. No fire warning light illumination or other noticeable indications of the impending shut…

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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