# Incident 19780807050509I: Beech C45H, Las Vegas, NV, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9881Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9881Z-2007-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (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 C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 4,000 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/19780807050509I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CYLINDER HAD CRACKED EXHAUST PORT.

## Other reports on N9881Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19810624047979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810624047979I), Jun 24, 1981: Beech C45G (N9881Z), Grand Canyon, AZ. Struck wing tip of parked aircraft during taxi on ramp. Ground crew gave incorrect signals.
- [Incident 19780311016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780311016499I), Mar 11, 1978: Beech C45H (N9881Z), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot had braking problem as taxi was initiated. He shut down engines and stopped, struck parked aircraft.

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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