# Incident 19960102001079I: Beech G18S, Elmira, NY, January 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1996, 07:52 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DIHA
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2019C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960102001079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JAN. 2, 1996 AT 0752 EST, A BEECHCRAFT 18, N2019C OPERATED BY DRAGON AIR INC., DEPARTED FROM ELMIRA AIRPORT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. AFTER CLIMBING TO 6,000 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT RADIOED THE ELM TOWER FOR A VECTOR BACK TO ELM, THEN SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED AT ELM ON RUNWAY 06 WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP AND CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND NO COMPRESSION ON THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AND PISTON. SERVICED ENGINE OIL TO 8 GALLONS (NOTE: OIL WAS DOWN TO 2 GAL) AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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