# Incident 19881117062949I: Swrngn SA227AC, Las Vegas, NV, November 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26895, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26895-1997-08-05) (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: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117062949I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT AND FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N26895 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890410024669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890410024669I), Apr 10, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N26895), Fresno, CA. NR2 engine power fluctuating. Shut it down and flew to destination. Replaced engine.
- [Accident 19890117000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890117000719A), Jan 17, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N26895), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Gasoline truck collided with the taxiing aircraft at service road.

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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