36.7477° N, 119.7724° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 15, 1991 · 18:48 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Air Terminal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SWJA
Aircraft
N15539
Reported as
Beech 1900C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A65B
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total1,100 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR2 engine temperature high. Shut down. Smoke in engine area. Found bleed valve was not seating properly.
As the FAA filed it
NR2 ENGINE TEMPERATURE HIGH. SHUT DOWN. SMOKE IN ENGINE AREA. FOUND BLEED VALVE WAS NOT SEATING PROPERLY.