# Incident 19780322010579I: Beech 18/, Columbus, OH, March 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1978, 06:17 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N308C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308C-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (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 18/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 750 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322010579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM FRONT OF ENGINE, SHUT IT DOWN. A CYLINDER HAD CRACKED.

## Other reports on N308C (3)

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

- [Incident 19850118002619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118002619I), Jan 18, 1985: Beech G18S (N308C), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft did not accelerate because of snow on runway. Aborted but slid off end. Ats informed pilot, braking nil.
- [Incident 19820615032569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820615032569I), Jun 15, 1982: Beech 18* (N308C), Detroit, MI. Lost engine oil pressure. Engine blower seal failure caused excessive oil consumption.
- [Incident 19781207022799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207022799I), Dec 7, 1978: Beech G18S (N308C), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Tail landing gear collapsed due to failure of a shear pin in the extension mechanism.

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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