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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 18* · Pontiac, MI · December 21, 1979

Date: December 21, 1979 · 21:30 local
Place: Pontiac, MI
Airport: Oakland Co
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft: N3620B
Reported as: Beech 18*
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3620BRegistration cancelled Apr 15, 1992 · Beech E18SS/N BA23 Airframe modelBeech E18S

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed in flight, massive internal failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT, MASSIVE INTERNAL FAILURE.

Other reports on N3620B · 2

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

Incident 19820819047249IFinal Approach · Rochester, NYFlickering unsafe gear light. Checked gear down. Normal landing. Problem in landing gear switch.Aug 19, 1982 Incident 19810116006679IInitial Approach-IFR · Rochester, NYUnable to extend the landing gear during approach. Extended by emergency system. Cleaned and lubed gear system.Jan 16, 1981 · Minor damage