# Incident 19881130065619I: Cessna S550, Columbus, OH, November 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1988, 09:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126QS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126QS-2004-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna S550 (registry code 2076607, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-s550) (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 S550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881130065619I

## Narrative

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

LOW OIL PRESSURE AT ALTITUDE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. RETURNED. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N126QS (2)

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

- [Incident 19880823046059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823046059I), Aug 23, 1988: Cessna S550 (N126QS), Columbus, OH. Loss of engine approaching cruise. PIC initiated shutdown procedures and diverted. Found engine had seized.
- [Incident 19880719037089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880719037089I), Jul 19, 1988: Cessna 550 (N126QS), Columbus, OH. Lost cabin pressure at cruise. Requested lower altitude,returned to airport. Cause undetermined.

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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