# Incident 19781219023389I: Beech 9555, Houston, TX, December 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1978, 10:40 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Andrau
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1908L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1908L-2018-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 9555
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 3,000 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/19781219023389I

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, ENGINE FAILED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN JUST AFT #6 CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N1908L (1)

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

- [Accident 20131105022189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131105022189A), Nov 5, 2013: Beech E-55 (N1908L), Blountville, TN, Substantial damage. This was a pre-planned aborted take off maneuver. An engine failure was induced by pulling the right mixture to idle cut off. The aircraft departed the runway…

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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