# Incident 19891218064259I: Swrngn SA226TC, Wichita, KS, December 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253AM-1995-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA226-TC (registry code 3377511, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa226-tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891218064259I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON CLIMB. EMERGENCY LANDING. SENSORS RIDING COWLING INSULATION GAVE FALSE ALARM.

## Other reports on N253AM (1)

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

- [Incident 19861217073259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861217073259I), Dec 17, 1986: Swrngn SA226TC (N253AM), Kansas City, MO. Returned for landing after left engine fire warning light came on. Fire detector wires tightened.

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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