# Accident 19970521013909A: Emb EMB120, San Diego, CA, May 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1997
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 32.9303° N, 117.0096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9303&lon=-117.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198SW-2004-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120 (registry code 3260201, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970521013909A

## Narrative

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

(.19) SEE .19 FOR COMPLETE NARRATIVE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA189), May 21, 1997: Embraer EMB-120 (N198SW), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to allow adequate time for the engine oil to drain back into the engine oil reservoir prior to adding additional oil, thereby overfilling the reservoir, which…

## Other reports on N198SW (1)

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

- [Incident 19931105048059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931105048059I), Nov 5, 1993: Emb EMB120 (N198SW), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Section on NR2 engine cowling departed on climb. Returned.found cowling not properly secured by ground maintnance.

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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