# Accident 19770822035749A: Beech E18S, Catalina Is, CA, August 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1977
- Place: Catalina Is, CA
- Airport: Catalina
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CATALINA (AVX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N979SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979SB-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,460 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822035749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT,CARBON MONOXIDE 45 ,COPILOT 16.8 .CABIN HEATER,CRACKS IN COMBUSTION CHAMBER

## 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 LAX77FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA065), Aug 22, 1977: Beech E18S (N979SB), Catalina Is, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N979SB (1)

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

- [Incident 20060418004349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060418004349I), Apr 18, 2006: Beech E18S (N979SB), Angleton, TX, Minor damage. (-23) 04/18/2006 At 0800, N979SB, a Beech 18, being operated by Brazoria county mosquito control was departing from Brazoria County Airport (lbx). Winds were…

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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