# Incident 19890612032099I: Swrngn SA227AC, Bristol-Johnson, TN, June 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Bristol-Johnson, TN
- Airport: Tri-City Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 36.5951° N, 82.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5951&lon=-82.1887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N429M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429M-1994-11-04) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 4,259 total, 1,830 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890612032099I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. CONTINUED. FOUND LOOSE FITTING ON PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE.

## Other reports on N429M (3)

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

- [Incident 19930315008189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315008189I), Mar 15, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N429M), Syracuse, NY. Hydraulic problem on right main gear. Diverted to Syracuse. Landed safely. Broken hydraulic line right wheel well.
- [Incident 19920916043429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916043429I), Sep 16, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N429M), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft injested an engine inlet plug during the engine start. Engine removed.
- [Incident 19910913049339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910913049339I), Sep 13, 1991: Swrngn SA227AC (N429M), Covington - Cin, OH. Smoke in cabin during taxi. Evacuated in runup area. No fire. Left cooling turbine had seized.

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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