35.4339° N, 119.0577° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 5, 1992 · 13:20 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Meadows Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WTAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N430UE
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3101
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total1,800 in this make and model140 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.
Smoke in aircraft en route. Loss of oil pressure on left engine. Diverted for landing. Pump seal failed.
As the FAA filed it
SMOKE IN AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE. LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON LEFT ENGINE. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. PUMP SEAL FAILED.